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How many people named O'Brien are told they can't sign up, or passwords get rejected because they contain special characters? It's crazy. Even if you're using
by squiggleblaz 7y ago
How many people named O'Brien are told they can't sign up, or passwords get rejected because they contain special characters?
It's crazy.
Even if you're using 1990s technology without parameterised queries, it's not like it's impossible to say `insert into users (name, motto) values ('O\'Brien', 'foo\' OR 1=1;')`.
- fwsgonzo 7y agoYep. I've stopped counting the amount of websites that force me to use weak passwords. It's crazy that this is still a thing in 2020. I wish the controls on browsers came with a green V that implements best practices (8+ symbols, no filter) so that people who made websites understand that this is what they should conform to. Not their own misconceptions about password security.
- lodovic 7y agoI wish websites would stop enforcing a "password policy". An insecure password should be a choice. If you are so sure you cannot secure your site, leave authentication to a third party provider. All this leads to is zillions of user accounts that are used only once.
- hinkley 7y agoI’m sorry, your password must be 16 characters or less and contain no white space or punctuation.
- chaz6 7y agoI have heard stories about people in Ireland struggling to get certain services because their name contains a Fada, but some of the identity paperwork they have is missing the Fada due to lack of support by computer systems.