1.0markwilson.ithttps://www.markwilson.co.uk/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qTozLFIrtd"><a href="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2005/07/internet-explorer-displays-credentials.htm">Internet Explorer displays credentials in status bar when used as an FTP client</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2005/07/internet-explorer-displays-credentials.htm/embed#?secret=qTozLFIrtd" width="600" height="338" title="“Internet Explorer displays credentials in status bar when used as an FTP client” — markwilson.it" data-secret="qTozLFIrtd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> A couple of weeks back, one of my clients pointed out that when he opens files from an FTP site using Internet Explorer (IE) as an FTP client his user name and password is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of his browser window. I seem to have the same problem with various … Continue readinghttps://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/images/ftpcredentialsinie.gif