Back in the old times, on the sites I log in regularly, my browser filled in both username and password. I clicked “Log in” once, and I was set to go.

But no more. Now it’s all first a username, then a password. From what I saw, Apple started this many years ago, but now this bother really spread. And it’s not like I can just double-click on the same screen area, oh no. Animations make sure that I have to wait several hundred milliseconds before the password field is there, and depending on the site, I even have to select from my browser, which login I want to use, twice!

Why, oh why?

All my screens are really big enough to display 2 text fields. What are arguments for this behavior? I don’t see any.

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I believe it is so they can support various different SSO providers.

    Like, oh you’re trying to log in as Peter, well you’re a member of the Initech domain, which uses the Initrode SSO, so let me redirect you to their SSO login page.

    Oh, you’re Bill, you just use a password you pleb. Here’s your text box.