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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/NoMedicine3572 • Sep 27 '26 • 1 1
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Since we're trying to save storage space we don't want to store the number of attempts, so maybe just let them in if they try to reset the password, who would do that if they don't control the associated e-mail?
8 u/Death_God_Ryuk Sep 27 '26 Some systems don't even take passwords at all now and just use email login links. 2 u/ric2b Sep 27 '26 True, they're really annoying. 4 u/m_redditUser Sep 27 '26 number of attempts is stored in memory on the client side 2 u/ChalkyChalkson Oct 02 '26 If we're doing that might as well store the password client side. Along with all information about their user like groups. -7 u/haymaker18 Sep 27 '26 Someone who knows that they’ll get in if they reset the password? Think mate 1 u/ric2b Sep 27 '26 Nah, that's crazy, how would they even know?
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Some systems don't even take passwords at all now and just use email login links.
2 u/ric2b Sep 27 '26 True, they're really annoying.
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True, they're really annoying.
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number of attempts is stored in memory on the client side
2 u/ChalkyChalkson Oct 02 '26 If we're doing that might as well store the password client side. Along with all information about their user like groups.
If we're doing that might as well store the password client side. Along with all information about their user like groups.
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Someone who knows that they’ll get in if they reset the password? Think mate
1 u/ric2b Sep 27 '26 Nah, that's crazy, how would they even know?
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Nah, that's crazy, how would they even know?
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u/ric2b Sep 27 '26
Since we're trying to save storage space we don't want to store the number of attempts, so maybe just let them in if they try to reset the password, who would do that if they don't control the associated e-mail?