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update to add example of a cognitive function test #2609

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@fstrr fstrr commented Aug 12, 2022

closes #2577

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <h4>Accessible Authentication</h4>
<p class="conformance-level">AA</p>
<p class="change">New</p>

<p>For each step in an authentication process that relies on a <a>cognitive function test</a>, at least one other authentication method is available that does not rely on a cognitive function test, or a mechanism is available to assist the user in completing the cognitive function test.</p>
<p>For each step in an authentication process that relies on a <a>cognitive function test</a> such as remembering a password or solving a puzzle, at least one other authentication method is available that does not rely on a cognitive function test, or a mechanism is available to assist the user in completing the cognitive function test.</p>
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I would put the additional text in parentheses, or delimited by dashes, or similar.

...cognitive function test</a> (such as remembering a password or solving a puzzle), at least

otherwise, it almost feels like this is providing an explicit subset of cognitive function tests that this applies to, and only to these (i.e. could be misread as "if it relies on either remembering a password or solving a puzzle, then this SC applies", which is not the intention)

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also, suggest this same change should also be made to https://github.com/w3c/wcag/blob/main/guidelines/sc/22/accessible-authentication-no-exception.html so they don't go out of sync

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+1 for the parenthesis

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <h4>Accessible Authentication</h4>
<p class="conformance-level">AA</p>
<p class="change">New</p>

<p>For each step in an authentication process that relies on a <a>cognitive function test</a>, at least one other authentication method is available that does not rely on a cognitive function test, or a mechanism is available to assist the user in completing the cognitive function test.</p>
<p>For each step in an authentication process that relies on a <a>cognitive function test</a> such as remembering a password or solving a puzzle, at least one other authentication method is available that does not rely on a cognitive function test, or a mechanism is available to assist the user in completing the cognitive function test.</p>
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+1 for the parenthesis

@alastc alastc merged commit c95d337 into main Aug 23, 2022
@fstrr fstrr deleted the fstrr-patch-8 branch January 10, 2023 16:40
@alastc alastc added WCAG 2.2 3.3.7 Accessible Authentication deprectated - use 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) labels Jul 16, 2023
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Clarify Accessible Authentication by including "remembering user names and passwords" in the SC text
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