I try to login with this info, hoping I can delete that account, but can't seem to get the password right, and it's not saved anywhere. OK, I might have created one before and don't remember. So I sigh, go over to the website, and change my email to No luck-there's already an account with that email. I responded from The automated system helpfully informed me that they can only accept email from the email in the account (argh). I had an account with a payment processing website with They sent me an email requesting some additional info about a payment I was to receive in order for it to clear.

So many websites have incredibly shitty 'security features' and incredibly shitty code. Recommend against using +plus addressing if there is a possibility you'll need to get in touch with support for a website for any reason, and I have a cautionary tale. This is absolutely true, and it's very painful. >Also, you'll rarely have to email companies, but it is a pain if you need to do it from the +plus email. * Use Netflix free forever with Jim’s card 1234!Įither they're both security liabilities, and they should both be removed, or the problem lies elsewhere. * Eve changes the email for the Netflix account to kicking Jim’s access to this account. * Hope Jim reads the email to jameshfisher+netflix, assumes it’s for his Netflix account backed by jameshfisher, then (follows a link in the email and) enters his card 1234. Then Netflix emails jameshfisher+netflix, going to jameshfisher's inbox, asking for a valid card. * Wait for Netflix to bill the cancelled card. * After Netflix applies the “active card check”, Eve cancels the card. * Sign up for free trial with a throwaway card number.

* Eve creates a Netflix account with address jameshfisher+netflix Let’s say you find the victim jameshfisher. * Hammer the Netflix signup form until you find a address which is “already registered”.

Absolutely - his proposed solution - disabling the dots-dont-matter feature and retiring them does nothing to stop this exact same attack vector instead employing the '+' feature that he admires and wishes to retain.

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