How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks

Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks by carlosdp on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:44PM (#23644721)

Random comment on the app: Using a 4-character room code is a really really bad idea.

"Zoom-bombing" became a thing because 9 digit room codes without an additional passcode was fine, before millions of new people started using it and suddenly the probability of guessing a valid room code shot up.

Nowhere near enough entropy with a 4 alphanumeric character room code to prevent this kind of attack if the app takes off.

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Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks by adamthewan on Thursday June 25, 2020 @11:30PM (#23648389)

Hey, Adam from MeetButter here (OP)!

We hear you! We're tinkering on a few ideas (room knocking, private rooms, password locked rooms) that should make this more secure.

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Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks by polysaturate on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:02PM (#23644948)

True, but this is something that can and will change after beta?

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Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks by adamthewan on Thursday June 25, 2020 @11:31PM (#23648401)

Hey, Adam from MeetButter here (OP)!

Yup, we're listening to all the feedback. Working on a few ideas on how to fix any room-bombing issue.

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Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks by allzeros on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:53PM (#23644826)

But look how fast they released! /s

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Re:How we launched our MVP in 3 weeks by adamthewan on Friday June 26, 2020 @12:08AM (#23648623)

Ah man, we're only human. Mistakes happen.

If we never launched and got feedback from you guys, we'd never see the potential downfalls of the tech we created!

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