Preventing user enumeration and abuse

The important things to remember here are as follows:

  • Don't let people figure out who has an account
  • Don't let someone spam your users with your email server
  • Don't allow people to figure out who is registered by brute force attempts

Let's elaborate on the practical examples.

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