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minus-squaredan1101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThere are definitely services that fuss if you use a password you’ve used before. -Try to log in, password incorrect. -Try to log in, password incorrect. -Try to log in, password incorrect. -Weird, ok reset password. -“Enter new password.” Enter the password I’ve been typing the whole time. “Sorry, you can’t use your old password.” -DAMMIT! I’m pretty convinced this happens because their password validation isn’t responding quickly enough and it defaults to “password incorrect.”
There are definitely services that fuss if you use a password you’ve used before.
-Try to log in, password incorrect.
-Try to log in, password incorrect.
-Try to log in, password incorrect.
-Weird, ok reset password.
-“Enter new password.” Enter the password I’ve been typing the whole time. “Sorry, you can’t use your old password.”
-DAMMIT!
I’m pretty convinced this happens because their password validation isn’t responding quickly enough and it defaults to “password incorrect.”