[iOS] Ask password not encrypted?

[Devin Asay]

On Feb 28, 2012, at 9:38 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> On 2/28/12 10:16 AM, Devin Asay wrote:
>> It appears that the ask password form in iOS does not encrypt the
>> string the user enters into the dialog as it does on the desktop.
>> 
>> 1. Do I have this right?
>> 
>> 2. Is this documented? (I can't find it in the dictionary or the
>> release notes, except a note under "What doesn't work" stating that
>> "industrial strength encryption and public key cryptography" is
>> planned for future release.)
>> 
>> 3. Is this a bug or a feature?
>> 
> 
> I noticed that some time ago. The dictionary has the little iOS icon which implies it should work, but the implementation is only partial. I didn't test it but I bet it probably happens on Android too.
> 
> For now, I have to check both the encrypted string and the plain one to maintain cross platform compatible code. I'm relying on the fact that my stacks are passworded themselves to obscure the plaintext password in the script.
> 
> I couldn't find a report in the bug database so I just entered #10037.

Thanks, Jacque. I just tested it on Android. Same problem.

Devin

Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University