The
type attribute is another useful attribute of the <input>
element. Its value can be either text
(default value) or password.
If the value of the type
attribute is text, the
characters in the input field will be visible; if you change
it to password, all characters in the input field will be
displayed as asterisks (*). Note that data in password input fields
will not be transmitted in a more secure way than that in ordinary
input fields. The following WML example demonstrates how to create a
password input field: