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dbpatterson
on Dec 2, 2014
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“Invalid username or password” is a useless securi...
You do realize the helpful answer reveals another users username and password...
deciplex
on Dec 2, 2014
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Anything other than allowing the user to register with the same username and password as someone else will already give it away, so I don't see the harm in spelling it out.
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