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Seems like an interesting proposition and makes sense overall. I can think of a few issues however. 1. You always need access to email to get access to a websi
by periferral 15y ago
Seems like an interesting proposition and makes sense overall. I can think of a few issues however.
1. You always need access to email to get access to a website. This means that for whatever reason you don't have email access, you are locked out of all sites.
2. While it works from a security standpoint, you still add overhead to the users task. Users have to go between website and email and back to website just to log in.
3. slow connections might make the task even more cumbersome since you now add the delay of checking emails just in addition to logging into the website.
- bricetebbs 15y agoAgree on all points. But I still like the idea as an optional way for people to log quickly in without having to give the site owner any password info. And yeah its a little more tedious if the site doesn't have a long session time.
- ydant 15y agoThat's why I like using it in conjunction with passwords. The forget password link just provides an auto-auth one-time use link that suggests (but doesn't force) the user create their new password. In theory, you could just continue to click "Forgot password" every time you need to log in, indefinitely. Some sites that offer this sort of functionality, that's what I do. What I hate is when the forgot password link FORCES you to change your password. If there's a forgot password link that lets me log in easily via email, then I see no reason to be forced to change my password.