Re: ACTION-2079: Draft ¨host language should¨ language for password that they should restrict elements it can apply to, with input from minutes of 2 june 2016 meeting (Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group)

Agreed. As I stated during the meeting, restriction within a form seems
like a bad idea; restriction to editable (as defined by the host
language) elements strikes me as a better restriction. I have an action
item to draft that text.

--joanie

On 06/04/2016 01:53 PM, James Nurthen wrote:
> I don’t understand why this should be restricted to being within a form
> submit context. Whether I use a traditional form submit or something
> else shouldn’t be relevant to this discussion. As far as I’m aware there
> is no restriction placed on input type=password so why would we be
> putting a greater restriction on something with role=password?
> Regards,
> James
> 
> 
>> On Jun 3, 2016, at 2:18 PM, Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org
>> <mailto:cooper@w3.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Recommendation that host languages restrict where password can be used:
>>
>> http://rawgit.com/w3c/aria/ACTION-2079/aria/aria.html#password
>>
>>     Using the |password| role on elements that would not accept
>>     passwords could create a security risk in conforming user agents,
>>     prompting users to enter a password in an inappropriate place
>>     where it could be accidentally exposed. Therefore, host languages
>>     /SHOULD/ restrict use of the |password| role to elements that
>>     accept text input from users, and only when within a form
>>     submission context.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On 02/06/2016 1:25 PM, Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working
>> Group Issue Tracker wrote:
>>> ACTION-2079: Draft ¨host language should¨ language for password that they should restrict elements it can apply to, with input from minutes of 2 june 2016 meeting (Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group)
>>>
>>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/track/actions/2079
>>>
>>> On: Michael Cooper
>>> Due: 2016-06-09
>>>
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>

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