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by carlosdp 2188 days ago
Random comment on the app: Using a 4-character room code is a really really bad idea.

"Zoom-bombing" became a thing because 9 digit room codes without an additional passcode was fine, before millions of new people started using it and suddenly the probability of guessing a valid room code shot up.

Nowhere near enough entropy with a 4 alphanumeric character room code to prevent this kind of attack if the app takes off.

3 comments

Hey, Adam from MeetButter here (OP)!

We hear you! We're tinkering on a few ideas (room knocking, private rooms, password locked rooms) that should make this more secure.

True, but this is something that can and will change after beta?
Hey, Adam from MeetButter here (OP)!

Yup, we're listening to all the feedback. Working on a few ideas on how to fix any room-bombing issue.

But look how fast they released! /s
Ah man, we're only human. Mistakes happen.

If we never launched and got feedback from you guys, we'd never see the potential downfalls of the tech we created!