58008Dec 18

Why do some website logins have the username and password entry on different pages?

https://lemmy.world/post/40372470

Why do some website logins have the username and password entry on different pages? - Lemmy.World

I need to load a second page to enter my password in some sites. Why is this? I even have a site I use that has the username, password and 2FA entries on separate pages that each need to be loaded one after the other. My uneducated guess is that it makes it harder for bots, but I can’t imagine it being that much of an impedance 🤷‍ Cheers!

Show threadjust_another_person
Sometimes it’s just UI/UX, sometimes it’s to deter specific patterns they’ve seen from bots, users, or brute-force. It’s really just subjective. One isn’t necessarily better than the others though it does mess with automated input of credentials a lot of times.
Dec 18 at 11:33amWeb
Show threadSeptimaeusDec 18

It does mess with automated import of credentials

The reason

Show threadjust_another_personDec 18
Nah, that’s ineffective. A simple Captcha and lockout would do more to deter brute forcing than having two different forms.
Show threadSeptimaeusDec 18

Well I said “slow” which is usually the goal. Nothing is 100% against brute force besides lock out, but the exception handling for locked accounts can be expensive.

Also hasn’t captcha been easy for some time?