There are 2 reasons that I have yet to add what most have requested and that is a way for the program to automatically save there user information..
Coming in at the number 1 reason.. Human error no one is immune.. what i'm talking about here is as humans we tend to forget what we don't use "If you don't use it you lose it" well the login system has a few nice things like password reset and account locked out caused by my network is being stupid.. I have built in ways for the end user to help them self to avoid forgetting this information.. One way is to not let you store it then you cant forget it..
Coming in at number 2... I cant control what is and is not installed on any one computer. My computer that's a different story.. but yours not so much. so if I store your username and password as per "The Proper way to do this" I would be allowing anyone who has access to your system to possibly take a peek at it.. now this has been referred to as the post it under the keyboard the only way to get to the information is to walk in and flip the key board then anyone can see it that is standing in the room how secure is that well you don't let anyone flip the keyboard and its the most secure thing ever.. So that leads me to think as long as the user don't get infected with anything that can "flip the keyboard" its great. What is the chance that a user gets this infection 1-10% 10-20% ? even at one percent is it worth the risk? I have always said no. even .000001% of a chance that a computer can get compromised from user data is to high for me that's why I don't store anything any where..
Now that you have read the ramblings of a mad man please tell me your thoughts on the issue at hand. One liners like "it don't matter to me" don't help..
Coming in at the number 1 reason.. Human error no one is immune.. what i'm talking about here is as humans we tend to forget what we don't use "If you don't use it you lose it" well the login system has a few nice things like password reset and account locked out caused by my network is being stupid.. I have built in ways for the end user to help them self to avoid forgetting this information.. One way is to not let you store it then you cant forget it..
Coming in at number 2... I cant control what is and is not installed on any one computer. My computer that's a different story.. but yours not so much. so if I store your username and password as per "The Proper way to do this" I would be allowing anyone who has access to your system to possibly take a peek at it.. now this has been referred to as the post it under the keyboard the only way to get to the information is to walk in and flip the key board then anyone can see it that is standing in the room how secure is that well you don't let anyone flip the keyboard and its the most secure thing ever.. So that leads me to think as long as the user don't get infected with anything that can "flip the keyboard" its great. What is the chance that a user gets this infection 1-10% 10-20% ? even at one percent is it worth the risk? I have always said no. even .000001% of a chance that a computer can get compromised from user data is to high for me that's why I don't store anything any where..
Now that you have read the ramblings of a mad man please tell me your thoughts on the issue at hand. One liners like "it don't matter to me" don't help..