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From: R.U. Steinberg
Date: Sep 3, 2019 1:46PM

I work in a place where cybersecurity is pretty strict and within that
environment people have multiple passwords. Outside of work, I know that
some people use a password keychain or password manager app to store
passwords. For screen reader users, keeping track of passwords must be a
daunting task.

I was just wondering if folks used such apps or knew if they had
accessibility issues.

I'm also interested in anyone's opinion on masking fields in general. For
example, do you like Show/Hide buttons next to the masked fields to give
power back to users to see what they have typed?

I guess I have issues with protecting information to the point where people
entering info don't know what they're entering or have to the ability to
check it.
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