I have a security question, and forgive my ignorance, but it seems like someone might be able to get a bunch of texting numbers do mass signups? I have no idea why someone would want to do this, but just curious about the likelihood of that / how Copper prevents that? This really does look awesome! I hate passwords so I'm a big fan of this already!
@dev_gar I'm not sure I understand the question but I'll address security in general. We take it seriously, use encryption where possible, use SSL for all network traffic, use platform security features from our infra. providers, and go through a regular security audit with an outside firm. From an application perspective, we have rate limiters, short expiration times for codes and similar features to limit the potential for abuse. For example, you couldn't send a phone number in and try 000000-999999 in a single setting to guess the right number. Security is a posture and never done, so this will improve, but I want you to know it's something we think a lot about.
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This seems really clever and secure. What are the consequences if the user changes their phone number? Is there any way to port an account over?
@kaizendad not yet -- there are some obvious security considerations to think through there. Changing phone numbers is an infrequent thing for most people so we felt that we could add this feature soon. We know this is something we need to tackle and will be doing so very soon.
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Very well done! Simple and easy! Congrats for the product guys!
This is freaking awesome #Copper :) sooooo when is PH going to start using it?
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I hope that someone will make a Wordpress plugin soon! :)
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I had big problems with trying to copy and paste my number in - had to resort to typing it in the end. When I did get it working, it was fast and the UI was great.
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