Guys, On some websites the login system prohibits certain characters from the username. Is there a reason for this? I''ve never seen the same with passwords - has anyone else? Cheers, George -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On 11/13/06, George Palmer <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> On some websites the login system prohibits certain characters from the > username. Is there a reason for this?Ones that might be delimiters or prone to sql injection attacks. Sometimes they''re just stupid, like not permitting a space in the surname (like ::cough:: the US Department of Education). -- _Deirdre http://deirdre.net/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Not so stupid if you want to do usernames in urls though ... ala http://flickr.com/photos/hmarq/106945212/ Same with many of the special characters ... http://somesite.com/username/profile, http:// On 11/13/06, Deirdre Saoirse Moen <dsmoen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > On 11/13/06, George Palmer <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > On some websites the login system prohibits certain characters from the > > username. Is there a reason for this? > > Ones that might be delimiters or prone to sql injection attacks. > > Sometimes they''re just stupid, like not permitting a space in the > surname (like ::cough:: the US Department of Education). > > -- > _Deirdre http://deirdre.net/ > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---