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description: "Discussion on \"Be wary of account enumeration possibilities\". Account enumeration is the process where someone attempts to find out which accounts are valid users in a system, by using typically the login, registration or password reset pages of a system in a way that it wasn't designed for. The most basic exam..."
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Dec 7, 2022

# [Be wary of account enumeration possibilities](https://wesleycabus.be/be-wary-of-account-enumeration-possibilities?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Account enumeration is the process where someone attempts to find out which accounts are valid users in a system, by using typically the login, registration or password reset pages of a system in a way that it wasn't designed for. The most basic exam...

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