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Comments on No. 79 of 107 · Joshua Rogers’ Scribbles · edition of Tuesday 3 November 2026

Security doesn't (always) have to be so fucking annoying

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A blog post by security consultant Joshua Harrison (joshua.hu) argues that many common website security measures, like blocking password pasting, masking email addresses in reset flows, locking accounts after failed logins, and disabling right-click, inconvenience legitimate users while doing nothing against attackers.

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