UX Win: LinkedIn Account Password Change

LinkedIn login and security page on desktop

I don’t know about you, but I get a feeling of dread when I need to change an account password.

Why?

Because of years of receiving warning messages for submitting my new password incorrectly.

With no indication of what characters the password must contain.

Who hasn’t received messages similar to:

  • Your password must be at least 10 characters long, but not longer than 18 characters
  • You cannot use %, ^, or & in your password. The only accepted special characters are *, $, and +
  • You must use at least three upper case letters and two lower case letters in your password

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UX Win: Get Together Signup Form

Get Together signup form with username, password, confirm password fields.

Imagine you’re signing up for a new online service and their signup form is asking for your username and password.

Seems pretty straightforward, right?

You enter your preferred username and use an online password generator to add your secure password with letters, numbers, and symbols.

And select their Signup button.

You wait a few seconds, only to receive a warning message that your password doesn’t fit their requirements.

You can’t use the backslash or ampersand symbol in your password.

What in the world? Continue reading UX Win: Get Together Signup Form

Free Webinar: Universal Design with Accessibility in Mind

Team members discussing design decisions from plans written on paper.

It’s been a while since I’ve promoted webinars from the the User Experience Professionals Association International (UXPA).

If you didn’t know, I was an officer for our local Michigan chapter of UXPA for several years.

And I didn’t want to miss sharing an upcoming webinar that combines two of my interests: accessibility and user experience. Continue reading Free Webinar: Universal Design with Accessibility in Mind