Field Note 001 - One-Time Registration Codes
How many one-time registration codes can you get in one morning before your brain explodes?
I'm logged into my work computer in my office that takes two badges and a visual inspection to get to, connected to the office network and using the much-touted SSO password — and yet...
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Your One-Time Registration Code is 2847.
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Your One-Time Registration Code is 9123.
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Your One-Time Registration Code is 4861.
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Your One-Time Registration Code is 7139.
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Your One-Time Registration Code is 0029.
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Your One-Time Registration Code is 1480.
You've been successfully logged out.
"One-Time." "Registration." Abject lies.
One-Time RegistrationTM
I clearly can't get anything done with just one code, nor can I do anything without first registering with a system I'm already a user of. The paranoid can never be too sure you're you.
I'd file a ticket.
But I'm sure I'll need a code.
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One-Time RegistrationTM.
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