13569 2011-08-03 03:43:38 +0000 Allow user agents to override autocomplete 2011-12-23 20:37:06 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG LC1 HTML5 spec unspecified PC Windows NT VERIFIED WONTFIX http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/common-input-element-attributes.html#attr-input-autocomplete a11y, a11ytf P2 normal --- 1 cyns ian annevk ian laura.lee.carlson mike public-html-a11y public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 52080 0 cyns 2011-08-03 03:43:38 +0000 "A user agent may allow the user to override the resulting autocompletion state and set it to always on, always allowing values to be remembered and prefilled), or always off, never remembering values. However, the ability to override the resulting autocompletion state to on should not be trivially accessible, as there are significant security implications for the user if all values are always remembered, regardless of the site's preferences." Certain types of user agents may need to make these options more obvious, for example to users with cognitive disabilities who need to have their PC remember all of their passwords. Is that a normative SHOULD? 52115 1 annevk 2011-08-03 06:23:24 +0000 It's a normative should not and makes sense for the majority case. The user agents you mention have a good reason to go against it. I don't see what the problem is here. 52330 2 mike 2011-08-04 05:00:21 +0000 mass-moved component to LC1 54472 3 ian 2011-08-09 20:10:25 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Rejected Change Description: no spec change Rationale: > Certain types of user agents may need to make these options more obvious, for > example to users with cognitive disabilities who need to have their PC remember > all of their passwords. That's exactly why it's a SHOULD and not a MUST.