Yeah, it's really the step of manually getting that long string of seemingly-random characters from one app to another. a callback url makes sense for web-based apps.
Something like PIN auth that would allow a desktop/mobile app to make an HTTP call and recover the string programatically would be good, I think. Typing 4-6 characters is much, much easier than copying and pasting that long string. -- Ed Finkler http://funkatron.com @funkatron AIM: funka7ron / ICQ: 3922133 / XMPP:[email protected] On Jun 12, 3:57 pm, Cameron Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think you're missing the point, Taylor. It's not a matter of > > validation, but actually being able to copy such a long string. I have > > trouble with this on mobile, and I think I'm a pretty savvy user. I > > *guarantee* you the rate of failure, and giving up on the process > > entirely, will be much higher than current auth. > > > I can't code some way to sit over the user's shoulder and tell them > > "click this, now click that, now spread your fingers_ a bit wider_" > > If it's a problem with the way the credentials are transmitted, maybe a > different or alternative way of transmitting them? E-mail them at the > same time, perhaps? A callback URL? > > -- > ------------------------------------ personal:http://www.cameronkaiser.com/-- > Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *www.floodgap.com* [email protected] > -- If a seagull flies over the sea, what flies over the bay? > ------------------
