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> Here is an actual UX/security tradeoff: you can make the signup process email based. Great. Now I can’t share passwords any more with significant others. Ins
by baxtr 4y ago
> Here is an actual UX/security tradeoff: you can make the signup process email based.
Great. Now I can’t share passwords any more with significant others. Instead I have to send them login credentials every time they want to login.
- capableweb 4y agoAutomatic forwarding solves this problem for you :) Personally I have my email setup so everything mentioning Netflix/HBO/Disney/$streaming-service/$shared-service gets automatically forwarded to our family inbox that everyone in the household has access to, in case they need to reset the password or do something related to those services Edit: added "automatic" to "forwarding" as that's the vital piece here
- baxtr 4y agoForwarding assumes I am checking email every time they want to login. The auto-setup is a cool idea though.
- capableweb 4y agoOf course I meant "automatic forwarding" rather than manually forwarding everything, missed to add that word there someone, corrected :)
- progval 4y agoThe author only recommends doing this on signup, ie. registration. Not on login.
- baxtr 4y agoThanks. You’re right. Didn’t read carefully enough.
- yegle 4y agoExactly! McDonald's (US app) is using a login system like this. Worse, they automatically log out all other logins once someone logs in on one device. Eventually I became the designated pickup person of my house.
- Marsymars 4y agoMy approach is to have a shared email account for these situations.