Comments on: Use copy and paste to enter long passwords http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm Easy to understand computer help Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7290 Rick Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:51:48 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-7290 Not sure what this means...and don't agree. Not sure what this means…and don’t agree.

]]> By: Axelde http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7260 Axelde Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:49:03 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-7260 See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2007/may/17/isitmoresecuretocopyand QUOTE: It's often convenient to paste in passwords but this would defeat only the simplest keylogging malware. It is trivially easy to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard. Therefore this could pose a major security risk!! See:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2007/may/17/isitmoresecuretocopyand

QUOTE: It’s often convenient to paste in passwords but this would defeat only the simplest keylogging malware. It is trivially easy to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard.

Therefore this could pose a major security risk!!

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