PASSWORD RESET MADNESS 🔐

Steve’s Heartburn for the Day: The Password Reset Loop

Ever notice how every password reset system asks you to do the one thing you already said you can’t do?

You click “Forgot Password.”

Then immediately it says:

“Enter your previous password.”

That’s why I’m here.

And if you somehow survive that step, the next screen hits you with:

“New password cannot match any of your last eight passwords.”

Now suddenly I’m guessing my own identity like it’s a trivia contest.

Was it the dog’s name?
My first car?
The sandwich I ordered in 2007?

At this point I don’t reset passwords.

I negotiate with them.