Timeline for What's the safest way to inform a new user of their password on an invite-only website?
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| Jun 27, 2019 at 12:21 | comment | added | bob | @Luc Fair enough--sorry about that; got itchy fingers and didn't think to look at the chat first. Thanks! | |
| Jun 27, 2019 at 7:11 | comment | added | Luc | @bob Please read the discussion that was moved to chat, this came up already :). You don't have to give a temp password, one would ideally email a link which generates a permanent password after user interaction (to make sure it's not a link checker). But yes, either way, the answer should be edited to indicate the reasoning. | |
| Jun 26, 2019 at 16:36 | comment | added | bob | The benefit (per comments on User3399's answer) appears to be UX: if you're going to provide a temp password to the user, you also should force the user to change it immediately. But then why include the extra step of giving them a temp password? Why not just give them a link to set their password? Plus the latter is simpler to code. @DavidWaters it might be worth editing your answer to indicate this (or whatever you consider the benefit to be, i.e. why it is best practice). | |
| Jun 26, 2019 at 15:11 | comment | added | Captain Man | What benefit is there over a one-time link to a registration page as opposed to a temporary password that forces you to change it when you log in? | |
| Jun 26, 2019 at 14:25 | comment | added | Luc | -1 This answer is rather terse. "The best practice is X" ... okay, but why?! This answer is quite useless in its current form. | |
| S Jun 26, 2019 at 13:32 | history | mod moved comments to chat | |||
| S Jun 26, 2019 at 13:32 | comment | added | Rory Alsop♦ | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Jun 24, 2019 at 16:01 | vote | accept | Avrohom Yisroel | ||
| S Jun 24, 2019 at 12:20 | history | suggested | Oli | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Correct typo, add extra wording to satisfy minimum edit length requirement.
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| Jun 24, 2019 at 8:30 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jun 23, 2019 at 22:42 | history | answered | David Waters | CC BY-SA 4.0 |