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would be a nicer UX if instead of "sorry" it was "great, your password hasn't changed as this was your old password. ps. you're now logged in, go do whatever yo
by ar_turnbull 4y ago
would be a nicer UX if instead of "sorry" it was "great, your password hasn't changed as this was your old password. ps. you're now logged in, go do whatever you were hoping to do you rascal!"
- boring_twenties 4y agoIt's not preventing you from changing it to the current password, it's preventing you from changing it to any of the previous N passwords where N is usually 3-10.
- joezydeco 4y agoBut sometimes N=0.
- vlovich123 4y agoIt could be a password 3 passwords ago rather than the current one
- cirrus3 4y agoDepends on the reason the user could not login. If they really just forgot, then maybe that would nice UX... maybe. It could also be concerning to an unaware user that that somehow the site knew my old password (even though _we_ know they are just comparing hashes). If the login was disabled due to the site knowing the hash of the old password appeared in a rainbow table somewhere, it would be a terrible idea to just let them use it again.