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I am working on a user registration link and I think that after the user registers, I would send an email with the link for adding more info. What’s the best way of generating the unique link for a user like somesite.com/<hash>?
Can … Continue reading What’s the best way to get a registration hash for a user? [migrated]
I’ve been asked to write an app with registration and login systems. In essence, I’ve already wrote the first version of their app using PHP, some javascript/jquery and storing data in MySQL. It worked for a time but now they are growing a… Continue reading What are the best practices to create a safe and performant user registration and validation with Nodejs and Postgres?
Recently, we’ve had users complain that they forget that they have an account, try registering, and get error message that the user with such email already exists. There is a proposal to just log them in such cases. So, if the user inputs … Continue reading Should I log users in if they enter valid login info in registration form?
I am working on a React Native Mobile app that connects to ASP.net Core Identity to store user information. User will have to provide an email Id and password to register and the email needs to be verified to activate the account. A messag… Continue reading How to automatically signin after entering verification code in mobile app [migrated]
Last week we announced the first fifteen workshops happening at Hackaday Remoticon, November 6-8, 2020. The weekend really is packed full of these hands-on events, and you’re invited to participate from anywhere in the world. Today we’re excited to announce the rest of the workshops, all of which are currently …read more
Continue reading All the Workshops, and the SMD Challenge Happening at Hackaday Remoticon
Hackaday Remoticon happens November 6-8 worldwide! The weekend will be packed with virtual activities, and most of them are hands-on workshops that you can participate in from the comfort of your home, lab, garage, basement, lair, or other socially distanced location of your choosing.
The news today is that everyone …read more
Continue reading Remoticon Tickets and Workshops Just Dropped
Problem
Consider a standard sign-up form (user enters an email address, we send a confirmation link).
Even limiting that form per IP (or even globally per hour), I’m concerned about abuse:
Our real-world reputation would be harmed if someo… Continue reading Let user send an email to register to prevent outgoing mail abuse
I stopped at an MGM casino for a long overdue Blackjack game.
I’ve never been to an MGM casino, so I went to the front desk to request a casino card be created.
When I told the front desk person I wanted to sign up for a card, to my surpri… Continue reading Name, address, and birthday was used to create a casino account. Fraud? [closed]
Websites often send a code to a cell phone number for verification. Is this secure? If it is not secure, are there any better alternatives?
Continue reading Is cell phone number based verification secure?
My domain expired years ago and was registered by another party.
I have already read Can someone read my E-Mail if I lose ownership of my domain? and see that the answer is yes.
Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record point… Continue reading Why can I still receive email at my old domain after someone else bought it?