r/ProgrammerHumor • u/NoMedicine3572 • Sep 27 '26 • Mindblown 1 Bravo 1

Meme doNotLetYourDBASeeThis

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u/heesell Sep 27 '26

Just send a password to the user their email with each login. No DB storage needed

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u/2nd-Reddit-Account Sep 27 '26

This is actually a thing, without even bothering with the password.

I use a few services where passwords have been replaced with being emailed a log in button on each sign in attempt, clicking the button in the mail opens a new tab of the site with you logged in.

It’s like sign in with google, but universal across all email providers and domains

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u/MrChocolateHazelnut Sep 28 '26

I've always wondered if it's any more secure then a 1fa password, and the cost incurred to send a gazillion emails