 ✨ Ever find yourself struggling to remember the email linked to your Pixelfed account? Worry no more. ✨ Our intuitive reminder service swiftly sends a notification to your registered email, ensuring you always know the right credentials to log in. Now Available! (Admins: You can disable this, and set rate limits so you don't go over your email quota) 9 comments
@FelipeFelop That is a security feature! Usernames are public knowledge. By limiting authentication to a semi-private identifier like email addresses, we can reduce the impact of brute forcing passwords/account takeovers. We hope that makes sense! @FelipeFelop They are only public if you publish them. We are considering offering an opt-in setting to be able to log in with your username. @FelipeFelop Yes that's a good point, but at the same time, some people prefer to have private or service specific addresses using +suffixes, so that is why we are taking this approach! |
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@pixelfed I’ve often wondered why we can’t log in using our username rather than email?