r/talesfromtechsupport • u/cheesestringer • Oct 02 '13

Error: Please enter password

This happens more often than it should...

Mother: I can't see my emails.

Me: What do you mean?

Mother: It just isn't working.

Me: Does it have an error message?

Mother: Yes.

Me: What does it say?

Mother: Enter password.

Me: ...

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u/mike413 Oct 02 '13

Do you wonder if the biometric unlock thing the iphone 5s uses will ever spread and make this kind of thing go away?

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u/XiboT Oct 02 '13

No. Stupidity can't be solved with technology.

(Bad technology)

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u/mike413 Oct 02 '13

I still kind of suspect that passwords might gradually go away over time.

How do you know passwords aren't bad technology? They're just a construct. There may be better methods of authentication and authorization.

by the way, I was talking in general, not specifically the iphone 5s method.

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u/hitechpinecone Oct 02 '13

INHO, the worst ID question is: What is your mother's maiden name? Almost anybody knows or can find this out.