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Re:You'll regret using natural keys by robomc on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @11:06PM (#40580991)
yeah the way he described it it's like... well who would ever do that. but foreign keying to emails or usernames is much easier to "accidentally" do and is a classic source of long-term headaches.
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Re:You'll regret using natural keys by jaggederest on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @12:36AM (#40581442)
As a great example: My steam account name is the email I was using in 2003. I have largely not used it since then. The email on the account has been updated, but the account name? Stuck.
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Re:You'll regret using natural keys by jimbobthrowawy on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @04:53AM (#40582807)
I was about to ask how you got past steamguard without email access. Makes sense if you were able to navigate off it.
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Re:You'll regret using natural keys by jaggederest on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @11:51AM (#40586449)
Email was changed about 5 years before steamguard release :)
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