Category Archives: user interface

Why doesn’t file/folder encryption work the way I imagine it should? Can I have the UX I want? Tell me what’s wrong with this idea

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I have been looking around at various encryption schemes, and I haven’t found anything exactly like what I want in terms of user experience.
If what I want isn’t a thing, I assume it’s been thought of, but other approaches won out. So can … Continue reading Why doesn’t file/folder encryption work the way I imagine it should? Can I have the UX I want? Tell me what’s wrong with this idea→

Is there a security-related motivation for prompting me for my email address, and then my email and password?

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Often when I am signing into web sites, I am prompted for credentials in two steps. First, they ask me to enter my email address. I type it in and click a button. Then they ask me for my password. I type it in and click a button. (Sometime… Continue reading Is there a security-related motivation for prompting me for my email address, and then my email and password?→

Why do some password fields allow users to see what they type while others do not?

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When I type a password somewhere, I see placeholders (black dots) in place of characters. But sometimes, there is also a toggle button to view the password like in a regular input field (typically an icon with the shape of an eye, or a tex… Continue reading Why do some password fields allow users to see what they type while others do not?→