3.3.7: Redundant Entry [A]

Description Sufficient Techniques Advisory Techniques Failures Notes

Description

Information previously entered by or provided to the user that is required to be entered again in the same process is either:

• auto-populated, or
• available for the user to select.

Except when:

• re-entering the information is essential,
• the information is required to ensure the security of the content, or
• previously entered information is no longer valid.

Sufficient Techniques

Sufficient Techniques for Success Criterion 3.3.7

Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion. See Understanding Techniques.

• G221: Provide data from a previous step in a process
• Not requesting the same information twice (Potential future technique)

Advisory Techniques

No advisory techniques for this SC.

Failures

Failures for Success Criterion 3.3.8

• F109: Failure of Success Criterion 3.3.8 and 3.3.9 due to preventing password or code re-entry in the same format

Notes