Post #1240697
2025-11-12 03:56 UTC
@deborahh @Mer__edith It's to cause you to recall what it is constantly & make it a stronger memory that you're less likely to forget, because if you forget that key there is no way to get your data back if you lose it. It's not problematic, & it's helpful since most people forget passwords easily & resort to using very easy to guess & insecure things like "P@ssw0rd123" or "1qaz2wsx!QAZ@WSX", & having this help might encourage them to make stronger passwords.
I keep it in a password manager database that I have multiple backups of, so I can't lose it, so it just annoys me & I wish there was a way to disable it, maybe with five "are you sure?" dialogues. Repetition like this still helps me with passwords that I can't easily access my password manager to look at for though, such as for work.
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@ancoghlan@mastodon.social 2025-11-12 05:18
@jackemled @deborahh @Mer__edith Aye, I like the pin reminder feature as well, but it *would* be interesting to know if Signal have done explicit UX research on that key question of whether or not regular users readily make the distinction between the app's reminder prompt and deceptive messages written to resemble that prompt. If such research *hasn't* been done, it's an opportunity to investigate whether that feature is working as intended, as well as ways that it could potentially be improved