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28. November 2011, 10:13:59

pen123

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missing '***' in passwd wand

Hi,
I've just realized that when i login to hotmail, the passwd wand do not contain any as-treks but i can still login to my account.
This doesn't happen on any other websites i use. Tried removing it from the security database, but it still doesn't show any '***'

I'm scared as from where the passwd is fetched and sent to hotmail. Anti-virus shows everything is clean.

Any ideas, please?

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28. November 2011, 11:00:06

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If you're concerned, just change your password.
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28. November 2011, 11:24:46

pen123

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However, this happens on all hotmail accounts. Not just 1 userid.

28. November 2011, 11:53:12

Opera's Wand doesn't show the remembered username and a bunch of asterisks, like simpler browsers. Instead, it hints to the availability of automatic login by displaying a yellow outline on the form fields. Just hit Ctrl+Enter (or click the key-shaped Wand button) to log in. If you're quick you can see that the username and the asterisks appear briefly when you do this.
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28. November 2011, 12:06:31

pen123

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Exactly, when i press ctrl-enter; I see only blank in hotmail passwd field, but all other websites show some *; does everyone see the same on hotmail?

29. November 2011, 00:21:56

LeoCG

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It shows the *s very quickly and then the password fields turns blank again.

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29. November 2011, 07:05:03

pen123

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Oh yes... Indeed its very fast. Thanks for your observation.
Curious to know, what is it that contributes to such speed;

29. November 2011, 11:01:56

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They are using some javascript to check the password, reading the field using javascript will clear it.

29. November 2011, 11:28:08

vux777

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nothing to worry...same situation here. When I login to hotmail, Opera just show for a sec username (not password) and i'm in....

It is because other browsers can't save login.live.com passwords (as far as I know) and Opera somehow does.
On other sites, login and pass (asterisk) is shown for a moment.
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30. November 2011, 03:11:26

pen123

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Ah - java.
Excellent!!
Thanks all for sharing your thoughts.

30. November 2011, 06:33:36

Originally posted by pen123:

Ah - java.


No … not Java, but JavaScript.

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