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Tag Archives: login

“Username or Password Incorrect” is Bullshit

There’s a security best practice where sign ins aren’t supposed to say “password is incorrect”. Instead they’re supposed to say the “username or password is incorrect”. This “best practice” is bullshit. […] You gain no security, yet your customers lose clarity. At first I raised my eyebrow when reading this, yet it became clear rather …

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Posted byBramus!January 11, 2018Posted inElsewhereTags: link, login, security, uxLeave a comment on “Username or Password Incorrect” is Bullshit

NoPassword Pattern

NoPassword factors out the password from the registration process. You “register” with an email address and receive a link that gives you a session on that browser until you log out. If you ever need to log in from somewhere else, you can request another email with a link that will log you in wherever …

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Posted byBramus!September 30, 2012Posted inElsewhereTags: link, login, patternLeave a comment on NoPassword Pattern

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Bram.us is the technical/geeky weblog of Bramus Van Damme, a Freelance Web Developer from Belgium.

Main topics are web related technologies (CSS, JS, PHP, …), along with other geeky things (robots, space, …) and personal interests (cartography, music, movies, …).

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