Maven (famous) to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 months agoDetailed Error Messagesimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1imageDetailed Error MessagesMaven (famous) to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 months agomessage-square77fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarelazynooblet@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 months agoNot really the only reason. It would be better to just return “token invalid”. It could occur by someone messing with the URL from the reset password email, like accidently adding an extra character before pressing enter Or a poor email client that wraps the URL and doesn’t send the complete one when clicked. Or someone attempting to find a weakness in the reset password system and sending junk as the token.
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoOr an email client where you double click the link text to select it and press copy, and somehow this puts the link plus a trailing space in the clipboard to be pasted into a browser.
Not really the only reason. It would be better to just return “token invalid”.
It could occur by someone messing with the URL from the reset password email, like accidently adding an extra character before pressing enter
Or a poor email client that wraps the URL and doesn’t send the complete one when clicked.
Or someone attempting to find a weakness in the reset password system and sending junk as the token.
Or an email client where you double click the link text to select it and press copy, and somehow this puts the link plus a trailing space in the clipboard to be pasted into a browser.