Multiple FS accounts and how they react with comunity - SECURITY ISSUE!

Dennis J Yancey

I have multiple FS accounts

when I change my account and then go to the community - it is not changing the account as I pass to the Community.

This seems like a significant security issue

Miss Jessie

Even worse, when my husband goes from his FamilySearch account to community he sees my groups & my avatar, but his name displays

Dennis J Yancey

YES - that exactly what Im referring to

This could be a considered a serious security breach.

Jordi Kloosterboer

Wow that's crazy!

Dennis J Yancey

Note this is not just an issue with people who have multiple accounts

it is an issue with anyone using a computer that is also used by others - where both users access FamilySearch.

When you go from FamilySearch to Community - it is not currently validating that the Community logon user matches the Main Logon user.

This is a serious flaw.

especially for work done on a public computer - or especially a Family History Center Computer.

PLEASE FIX THIS ASAP.

Paul W

I never understood how being timed-out worked on the recently replaced Community - I was kept logged in for far longer than when using the main FamilySearch sites (FS & FT). I logged out completely earlier today, but there was no need to log back in when I returned here just now.

Dennis J Yancey

I think thats to alleviate somewhat the issue with the problematic multi user issue.

Dennis J Yancey

related to this issue is the fact that whenevr you get an email notification or are trying ot hyperlink to something

it will often error out - if the email link is expecting one user id and the user id actually logged on is a differnet one.

In the old world it forced a login (or did an automated one behidn the scenes) - in many cases now it gives an weird message, or even at times displays other people's info.

Dennis J Yancey

can we get an update on what is being dfcone to resolve this troublesome issue?

Brett .

@Dennis J Yancey

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Dennis

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'Heads-Up' ...

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You are NOT alone ...

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Been there, done that ...

Still do ...

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I was having this problem/issue in, not only, the OLD "Community.FamilySearch" Forum; but. also in 'FamilySearch' in general.

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One as a Member of the Church, and, one I created a few Years ago; before, we could NOT Display "Temple" Work, for "Show and Tell", for non-member Relative (but, also, to assist non-member Users/Patrons - ie. 'see' what they 'see'). Now, the latter, is purely for assist non-member Users/Patrons - ie. 'see' what they 'see'.

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They were separate and distinctly different "E-mail" addresses; but, BOTH, "Aliases" of a 'Primary' "Email" address - funny thing is, there are NO problems/issues there, works just fine.

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But ...

That said ...

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There WAS a MINOR a problem/issue with, BOTH, my 'Primary' "Email" address; and, my 'Alias' "E-mail" address for my 'FamilySearch' Account (AND, "Community.FamilySearch" Forum) - which I might ADD was exacerbated through OLD "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

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Whereas ...

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Now, with the NEW "Vanilla" 'Platform, I am getting MANY more "Email" from/through the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum INCORRECTLY to my 'Primary' "Email" address, rather than CORRECTLY through my 'Alias' "E-mail" address for my 'FamilySearch' Account (AND, "Community.FamilySearch" Forum).

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VERY (oops, EXTREMLELY) confusing ...

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I never know where to look next ...

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My 'Primary' "Email" address should NOT even be registering ME in 'FamilySearch' (as, a User/Patron) ...

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Just my experience ...

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Brett

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