Re:Double Blind Passwords a.k.a. Horcruxing
by Thorrez on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:44AM
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For 2, if it's a password that the user chose, the site should never email it, because the user likely reused that password across many sites, and someone who snoops on the user's email (say a housemate) can get the password to a ton of sites.
If it's a password generated by the site, then it's actually fine to email it. Although you likely don't want it too early in the email that it would show up in a phone notification or in a body summary in gmail.
If it's a password generated by the site, then it's actually fine to email it. Although you likely don't want it too early in the email that it would show up in a phone notification or in a body summary in gmail.