[ale] [OT-ish] Redo "device verification code"?

Phil Turmel philip at turmel.org
Thu Aug 1 07:57:38 EDT 2019


Look at local storage objects, a kind of super-cookie.

On 8/1/19 7:31 AM, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> I get those randomly on the daily driver system with no cookie dump. 
> It's their end most likely.
> 
> On August 1, 2019 6:02:21 AM EDT, Leam Hall via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
>     Hey all, sort of OT but you're the most experienced tech group I hang
>     out with.
> 
>     My Void Linux box is set to delete cookies, etc, when I log out.
>     Normally I just have to log in with saved credentials each morning. I
>     was off-line for just over a week, and now a few sites, like GMail and
>     GitHub, are giving a "Device not recognized" error and sending a
>     confirmation code.
> 
>     Is this a case of not logging in for a while, or should I look at the
>     box being subverted?
> 
>     Thoughts?
> 
>     Leam
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