Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: on Nostr: > Here’s a shockingly-common login process I witness, Get to a login pag, Click ...
> Here’s a shockingly-common login process I witness, Get to a login pag, Click “I forgot my password", Go to their email, Click the recovery link, Type a throwaway password they won’t retain, Rinse, and repeat
The author ponders why, though I am not of the group this is typically asked of.
I do sometimes do this with sites I use extremely infrequently, especially ones which I am not sure I'll use again.
Passwords are a bad authentication method, and some sites aren't worth the time to put an entry in my password manager.
I wouldn't have even made that account unless I'd been forced to.
https://rubenerd.com/the-email-is-authentication-pattern/
The author ponders why, though I am not of the group this is typically asked of.
I do sometimes do this with sites I use extremely infrequently, especially ones which I am not sure I'll use again.
Passwords are a bad authentication method, and some sites aren't worth the time to put an entry in my password manager.
I wouldn't have even made that account unless I'd been forced to.
https://rubenerd.com/the-email-is-authentication-pattern/