Password TextBox VeiwState Text

[Leon Shaw]

Why Password Textbox do not Save VeiwState doing Refreshing of page and how
do I accomplish this?

[Craig Deelsnyder]

You can't set the password field's value when sending a response to the
browser. This is due to security restrictions, it's read-only, and loses
its value when the page is sent back to the client (hence ASP.NET cannot
save it via viewstate). But most users use a password manager of their own,
which is a client feature out of your control, that is the only (safe) way
to do it. Another way would be to use Javascript, I believe someone said
you can do that, but of course you'd pry want to be using SSL then, as the
password would be in clear text. Plus that's not really the problem,
usually it's to compare the value to the user's actual password, so you
don't want it in the page then at all for them to 'view source' on....

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Craig Deelsnyder
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET


"Leon Shaw" <vnality@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Why Password Textbox do not Save VeiwState doing Refreshing of page and

how

> do I accomplish this?
>
>

[Leon Shaw]

I have a dropdownlist in my form (which is all cities after selecting a
state) that needs refreshing before submission. How do you use the password
manager client feature.
"Craig Deelsnyder" <cdeelsny@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You can't set the password field's value when sending a response to the
> browser. This is due to security restrictions, it's read-only, and loses
> its value when the page is sent back to the client (hence ASP.NET cannot
> save it via viewstate). But most users use a password manager of their

own,

> which is a client feature out of your control, that is the only (safe) way
> to do it. Another way would be to use Javascript, I believe someone said
> you can do that, but of course you'd pry want to be using SSL then, as the
> password would be in clear text. Plus that's not really the problem,
> usually it's to compare the value to the user's actual password, so you
> don't want it in the page then at all for them to 'view source' on....
>
> --
> Craig Deelsnyder
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
>
>
> "Leon Shaw" <vnality@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23eM4WvkVDHA.2236@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Why Password Textbox do not Save VeiwState doing Refreshing of page and

> how

> > do I accomplish this?
> >
> >

>
>