How can I ensure the login experience feature for the Reddit login Process?

124    Asked by Dadhijaraj in QA Testing , Asked on May 27, 2024

I am currently designing new features for the Reddit login Process. How can I ensure the login experience is secure and user-friendly, especially for users accessing Reddit from different devices or locations? 

Answered by Charles Parr

 In the context of selenium, you can ensure QLA secures and a user-friendly login experience for Reddit users across different devices and locations by using the following steps:-

HTTP LS encryption

You can use the HTTPS protocol to encrypt the data transmitted between the user's device and Reddit’s servers.

Two-factor authentication

You can also implement 2FA to add an extra layer of security by using libraries like “PyOTP” in the python programming language.

Session management

You can use techniques like session tokens and cookies to manage user's session securely.

IP address logging

Now log into the monitor user IP address during the time of login to detect a suspicious login attempt or unauthorized access from an unfamiliar location.

Rate limiting

You can implement rate limiting to prevent brute force attacks on the login endpoints. Libraries such as “express rate limit” in node.js can be used for this particular purpose.

Here is the example given coding below in node.js by using Express.js for demonstrating session management and rate limiting:-

Const express = require(‘express’);
Const session = require(‘express-session’);
Const rateLimit = require(‘express-rate-limit’);
Const bodyParser = require(‘body-parser’);
Const app = express();
// Middleware for parsing request body
App.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
App.use(bodyParser.json());
// Session configuration
App.use(session({
  Secret: ‘your_secret_key’,
  Resave: false,
  saveUninitialized: false
}));
// Rate limiting configuration
Const loginLimiter = rateLimit({
  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
  max: 5, // Max 5 login attempts per windowMs
  message: “Too many login attempts, please try again later.”
});
App.use(‘/login’, loginLimiter);
// Login endpoint
App.post(‘/login’, (req, res) => {
  Const { username, password } = req.body;
  // Check username and password (mock implementation)
  If (username === ‘example_user’ && password === ‘password123’) {
    Req.session.loggedIn = true;
    Res.send(‘Login successful!’);
  } else {
    Res.status(401).send(‘Invalid credentials’);
  }
});
// Logout endpoint
App.post(‘/logout’, (req, res) => {
  Req.session.destroy();
  Res.send(‘Logged out successfully’);
});
// Start the server
Const PORT = 3000;
App.listen(PORT, () => {
  Console.log(`Server running on port ${PORT}`);
});

Here is the example given of how you can securely login functionality with the session management and rate limiting in python by using the flask framework:-

From flask import Flask, request, session, redirect, url_for, jsonify
From flask_limiter import Limiter
From flask_limiter.util import get_remote_address
App = Flask(__name__)
# Set a secret key for session management
App.secret_key = ‘your_secret_key’
# Rate limiting configuration
Limiter = Limiter(
    App,
    Key_func=get_remote_address,
    Default_limits=[“5 per minute”, “20 per hour”]
)
# Mock user database for demonstration purposes
Users = {
    ‘example_user’: ‘password123’
}
# Login endpoint with rate limiting
@app.route(‘/login’, methods=[‘POST’])
@limiter.limit(“3 per minute”)
Def login():
    Username = request.form.get(‘username’)
    Password = request.form.get(‘password’)
    # Check if username and password match
    If username in users and users[username] == password:
        Session[‘logged_in’] = True
        Return jsonify({‘message’: ‘Login successful!’})
    Else:
        Return jsonify({‘error’: ‘Invalid credentials’}), 401
# Logout endpoint
@app.route(‘/logout’, methods=[‘POST’])
Def logout():
    Session.pop(‘logged_in’, None)
    Return jsonify({‘message’: ‘Logged out successfully’})
# Protected endpoint (requires authentication)
@app.route(‘/protected’)
Def protected():
    If ‘logged_in’ in session:
        Return jsonify({‘message’: ‘You are logged in!’})
    Else:
        Return jsonify({‘error’: ‘Unauthorized’}), 401
If __name__ == ‘__main__’:
    App.run(debug=True)

Here is the HTML approach given for a simple login form which you can integrate with the flask back-end provided earlier:-




    <meta</span> charset=”UTF-8”>

    <meta</span> name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0”>

    Login



    Login

   


        Username:

       


        Password:

       


       

   


   


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        Const form = document.getElementById(‘loginForm’);

        Form.addEventListener(‘submit’, async € => {
            e.preventDefault();
            const formData = new FormData(form);
            try {
                const response = await fetch(‘/login’, {
                    method: ‘POST’,
                    body: formData
                });
                Const data = await response.json();
                Document.getElementById(‘message’).innerText = data.message || data.error || ‘Unknown error occurred.’;
            } catch (error) {
                Console.error(‘Error:’, error);
                Document.getElementById(‘message’).innerText = ‘An error occurred. Please try again.’;
            }
        });

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