Not a bug - case sensitivity of security question - over zealous?

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5/30/2012 2:56:28 PM
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Not a bug - case sensitivity of security question - over zealous?

I've just been trying to fight my way back into a site I'd not used for ages, where I couldn't recall the password and hadn't recorded it in my keepass database, so I asked for a password reminder and was then asked my security question - all good. However I found the answer was case sensitive. This nearly had me locked out for ever, and seems a bit over cautious to me.

5/31/2012 12:12:52 PM
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Re: Not a bug - case sensitivity of security question - over zealous?

Hi,

I implemented a config setting for this today, so if you put this in your user.config file, then after you upgrade to the next release of mojoPortal it will use a case insensitive check on the password security quesiton answer:

<add key="AllowCaseInsensitivePasswordQuestionAnswer" value="true" />

The default will remain case sensitive, but this setting will allow you to make it work as you would like.

Hope that helps,

Joe

6/1/2012 1:08:55 AM
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Re: Not a bug - case sensitivity of security question - over zealous?

Thanks Joe - I'll try to remember to add that to all our sites!

And on this note, is there any reference guide to every setting that can be used in web.config/user.config?  The details I've found so far are partial (http://www.mojoportal.com/webconfig.aspx), and there are a LOT of useful settings. 

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