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1. How do I turn off input autocomplete?
2. Can I use autocomplete off?
3. What must one do so that data does not auto populate at client side?
4. How do I turn off autofill Javascript in Chrome?

How do I turn off input autocomplete?

Use the <input> tag with autocomplete attribute. Set the autocomplete attribute to value “off”.

Can I use autocomplete off?

Setting autocomplete="off" on fields has two effects: It tells the browser not to save data inputted by the user for later autocompletion on similar forms, though heuristics for complying vary by browser. It stops the browser from caching form data in the session history.

What must one do so that data does not auto populate at client side?

Generate the form field names on the server and use hidden input fields to store those names, so that when submitted to the server the server side code can use the generated names to access the field values. This is to stop the user from having the option to auto populate the fields.

How do I turn off autofill Javascript in Chrome?

Set autocomplete="do-not-autofill" , basically use any value that won't let the browser recognize it as an autofillable field.