Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › Geekzone › The password revealing URL
manhinli

2483 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4

Trusted

#18657 18-Jan-2008 12:33
Send private message

If you deliberately accidentally type in your password wrong when logging in, notice the URL. The user name and (wrong) password is revealed. I'm not too worried, but just something you might be able to see.

I'm using this to my advantage, by letting me login in one click in my bookmarks.

It's in this format:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/login.asp?ret_page=%2Fdefault.asp%3F&user_name=USERNAMEHERE&password=PASSWORDHERE&submit=LOGIN




Find me on Twitter!

I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

Create new topic
freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
80653 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41045

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

#105510 18-Jan-2008 12:40
Send private message

Or just check the box to have a cookie stored and login will be automatic without showing in the URL (a bit less obvious to someone looking over your shoulder).




Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies 

 

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

 



manhinli

2483 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4

Trusted

  #105511 18-Jan-2008 12:42
Send private message

Yeah, but I have Firefox clear my cookies every time I exit. Smile




Find me on Twitter!

I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

nate
6473 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 458

Retired Mod
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #106324 23-Jan-2008 16:50
Send private message

Thanks for this hint manhinli, I've changed my bookmarks to auto log me in now too. Awesome.



manhinli

2483 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 4

Trusted

  #107704 31-Jan-2008 09:58
Send private message

UPDATE: For people who would like to have cookies stored using this method, use:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/login.asp?ret_page=%2Fdefault.asp%3F&user_name=USERNAMEHERE&password=PASSWORDHERE&set_cookies=1&submit=LOGIN




Find me on Twitter!

I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.








RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
Copyright
©2002-2026 Geekzone®
Site features
Geekzone BI dashboard
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone Status Page

 

Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising
Trademark and copyright