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by jimm 2546 days ago
Yes, but if they did they are giving away security information: they are acknowledging that the entered email address is a legit delegated login. That's a bad thing to do, security-wise. You don't want bad guys to start trying email addresses and be able to see which ones are good email addresses.
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The bad guys can do exactly the same in the workflow where you redirect them rather than update the page.