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Firefox/Safari: unable to save PW at specific sites
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is it possible that specific web sites may be constructed so that no mater what you try it will not permit the saving of log on info?
a particular medical clinic site a friend uses does not trigger PW save in both firefox and safari
1password "auto save login" window does not open.
as far as tested other sites in both programs save PW in a routine fashion
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I don't know whether they can circumvent 1password, but websites *can* be scripted to disallow auto-fill-in.
Having auto-save of login data enabled for homebanking or medical databases is a nightmare waiting to happen.
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If you are using 1Password, you could manually create a login entry.
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Sometimes Javascript is used to clear out passwords which have been auto filled; when this happens, disabling JS from the Develop menu is a quick solution.
Sometimes they use the Autocomplete flag to disable passwords, in which case Autocomplete Always On! will solve the problem.
Sometimes other means are employed.
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
Having auto-save of login data enabled for homebanking or medical databases is a nightmare waiting to happen.
Only if you don’t maintain good physical control of your Mac. Forcing a user to use a password they can actually remember means they are probably using a weak password (which is much more of a nightmare waiting to happen than letting a Mac, with good physical controls, remember a strong password).
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Originally Posted by Rainy Day
Only if you don’t maintain good physical control of your Mac. Forcing a user to use a password they can actually remember means they are probably using a weak password (which is much more of a nightmare waiting to happen than letting a Mac, with good physical controls, remember a strong password).
Actually, a better choice is to use strong passwords and to have them written down (GASP!) on something that is physically secured, such as a notebook that's locked up somewhere.
ANYONE's home could be broken into, and one thing thieves like to take over jewelry and the silver is computers-because lots of people use auto-login for their banking and credit card management sites. Let that sink in...bad guys take your computer on purpose, in spite of "good physical security." How big does a house have to be for a "smash and grab" break in to be too short to find a computer?
Use a strong password ALL THE TIME, and NEVER use auto-login for anything like a bank or credit card site.
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Originally Posted by ghporter
Actually, a better choice is to use strong passwords and to have them written down (GASP!) on something that is physically secured, such as a notebook that's locked up somewhere.
ANYONE's home could be broken into, and one thing thieves like to take over jewelry and the silver is computers-because lots of people use auto-login for their banking and credit card management sites. Let that sink in...bad guys take your computer on purpose, in spite of "good physical security." How big does a house have to be for a "smash and grab" break in to be too short to find a computer?
Use a strong password ALL THE TIME, and NEVER use auto-login for anything like a bank or credit card site.
Yes, anyone’s home can be broken into. But if you are using a strong password which you can’t remember but have written down, you will likely have it close to the computer. The thief can easily walk away with your password too.
Since Keychain stores passwords encrypted, that is more secure than a piece of paper next to the computer. For high security passwords, create a separate keychain which defaults to locked. If someone steals the computer, they won’t have access to those passwords. And you don’t need to worry about losing that slip of paper… or your goat eating it.
But human nature being what it is, most people will not use a strong password that they must type in each time they access a site.
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There is a setting on the Web site where it can ask the browser not to save the password, and I think all the browsers respect that.
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