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Passwordchar not waterproof when copy pasted
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04/10/2006 04:46:20
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Title:
Passwordchar not waterproof when copy pasted
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01159255
Message ID:
01159255
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67
When using a passwordchar, you can copy the masked contents using ctrl-c
When you paste this in a textdocument, voila, the password is revealed.
This seems a serious issue since all protection is bypassed using two keyboard commands.
Is there a workaround for this?
But keep in mind a user must be able to type in the textbox to change the password.

Guillaume
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