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 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
