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OP finds vulnerability where a forum sends you your password in plaintext over email and everyone misses the forest for the trees (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This thread is frustrating. Everyone seems more interested in nitpicking the specifics of what OP is saying and are ignoring that a forum sends you your password (not an automatically generated one) in an email on registration.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It’s painless to use password resets

Ya and have they send you the (one-time) password in cleartext

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

(one-time)

You make it sound like an irrelevant detail, but that's kind of the key part. If implemented properly, it's only valid once and for a short period of time, which greatly reduces risk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Sure. I just want to point out that there is valid case when passwords are sent in clear text.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

In my experience it's always a tokenized link, no clear text required.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Well, the tokenized link is essentially a clear text one time password. Not really any better than just a one time password except for the convenience that the user does not need to type it in. If someone gets hold of the link or password before you they can get access to your account.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I don't see how's either way better or worse as long as they force you to change the password upon login

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

And what is the token in the link?