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Re: Getting a password reset?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Sun, 23 Jul 2000 16:15:09 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> > But if I can get set up as a 'registered' user of Lugnet, then why can't I
> > set up a 'registered' email address to which I authorize any
> > 'administrative' emails to be sent?
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> Haven't set that up yet but I agree it's a good way to go.
It'd probably go something like this --
1. You request a new password at some web page.
2. Server sends a short confirmation e-mail to your known e-mail address.
3. You receive the e-mail and click the hyperlink to bring up a webpage to
confirm that you received the e-mail (prevents someone else from tampering
and resetting your stuff without your permission).
4. At that webpage, you click a button to actually then generate a new pw
for yourself.
I like the way PayPal has separate confirmations, BTW, for e-mail and snail
mail -- they mail one code to each and they have separate confirmations.
--Todd
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 | | Re: Getting a password reset?
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| (...) Seems like the standard approach. Here's a wrinkle to think about. You allow multiple passwords. So are you going to generate a new one and leave the old one in force? What if I have 4 already? On the other hand, if you get rid of the old one, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Getting a password reset?
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| (...) typically, i've seen it where: 1) you request a new password (giving a little bit of personal info, name, etc) 2) it's sent to your last known email address. this way, if someone tries to tamper, the new password is sent to your email (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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