Couture-- kind of naughty, i guess. I like the sweat shop-- er, factory-- tour.

One of my pet peeves is the little stars in password fields. As you all know, I am typing-challenged. I can't tell you how often I make password mistakes, with no way to catch them since I can't see the damn things. It has always struck me as engineering paranoia turned into a usability issue.

Password Usability & Typability is working on a solution...

He also offers excellent advice on password rules.