Re: Mac Netscape password fields

[CDE Francis <fuy () jhu edu>]

At 10:27 AM -0600 2001/11/21, behr () math niu edu wrote:
> I apologize if this is well known, but the thread about IE password
> inputs reminded me of a somewhat more serious problem in Netscape for
> MacOS (v. 4.77, and at least some earlier ones):

A few fast Google searches did not reveal any highly ranked pages
 that discuss this problem, therefore it isn't "well known".

>   access a page with <input type="password" ...>
>   type something in that field
>   print
> The "secret" string prints in clear text.

I just downloaded a fresh copy of the latest Communicator (v4.79)
 and it still exhibits this security flaw. I wonder what the point
 of 4.79 is, if it doesn't fix bugs like this?

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