Recent new "security" feature: shuffling the numbers on PIN keyboards. Honestly, I hate it. I don't remember numbers, I remember the pattern they form. So, by shuffling, you kill my cognitive hack and I need extra time to reverse it into the real keyboard in my head.
Anyone else in the situation? I wonder especially for people with different types of cognitive impairment.
I also wonder if this really adds any security, or it's just another gimmick.
Finally on the technical implementation, those are often custom developed keyboards, that are often inaccessible to screen readers as well.
So, I really wonder how this is an improvement. Sounds like some extra work that will annoy a lot of people in the end?
It is because when you type with your fingers a pin, you usually leave print marks on the buttons. It is usually really easy to spot in touch screens (try changing the light or seeing it nearly in profile).
That makes too easy to discover which pin was typed, even for the most complex ones.
For example, before fingerprint readers become the norm, this trick was being used to unlock stolen smartphones and stole identities.
They are a pain for everybody, but we can't make it easy for the bad guys.
Stef Walter
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