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Just donated. I wish there was someone better than Paypal for this; I can't see any good reason why it should take several tries for me to guess my own phone nu
by archangel_one 16y ago
Just donated. I wish there was someone better than Paypal for this; I can't see any good reason why it should take several tries for me to guess my own phone number. "Please enter a valid telephone number" is NOT a helpful error message!
- dustinchilson 16y agoThe error message may not be helpful but it also is worded to stop attackers from narrowing down the possible phone numbers to use. ex. they tell you the number starts with a 9. The attacker cuts the number of phone numbers to try in a brute force attempt. Yes, there are better ways to do this but this method works to an extent and for most people it is quite easy to remember their phone number.