HTML Forms: Passwords

INPUT elements of type PASSWORD are just like text entry fields, except all characters are displayed with an asterisk *.

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/web-exe">
	Enter your 8-character password:
	<INPUT	TYPE="password"
		NAME="your_password"
		SIZE="8"
		MAXLENGTH="8">
</FORM>

NAME

VALUE

Using the VALUE tag, you can specify text which you want as default, such as a group password.

SIZE

Set the display size of the password entry field.

MAXLENGTH

To limit the number of characters the user can input. The form will give an error beep if the user tries to type in more than the allowed MAXLENGTH.

• If you are going to use MAXLENGTH to limit the number of characters entered, be sure to specify the same SIZE as well, to show the user how much space they have.

• Even though your default VALUE may be covered with asterisks, the user could see the actual text by viewing the HTML source of the document.