spec 3 linked patterns checked
MDN input type password
Documents password inputs as text controls whose content is obscured, label requirements, current-password and new-password autocomplete values, required and length attributes, inputmode for PIN-like secrets, and normal text selection behavior.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Login | Choose login when the user has submitted credentials or an authenticator and the UI must show the result, next retry, lockout, or session-created state. | Submitting credentials enters one clear verifying state and prevents duplicate submissions until the login result returns. | MDN supports existing-password input behavior that affects failed-login recovery and secret protection. |
| Password input | Choose password input when the value is a password, passphrase, PIN-like memorized secret, current password, reauthentication secret, or credential confirmation value. | Typing, paste, selection, deletion, undo, and password-manager autofill work through native input behavior. | MDN supports password input semantics, obscured content, current-password and new-password autocomplete, PIN input mode, required fields, and normal text editing. |
| Sign in | Choose sign in when the user needs to start or restore an authenticated session for an existing account. | The sign-in form identifies the protected service or destination before requesting credentials. | MDN supports current-password semantics and password input behavior for existing authentication secrets. |
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