Is there any issues with having one’s email id in the URL for a web application?
a) Technically, is this an issue?
b) Or is it some kind of convention to NOT have the email id in the URL? And rather have something like /user/:id?
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Is there any issues with having one’s email id in the URL for a web application?
a) Technically, is this an issue?
b) Or is it some kind of convention to NOT have the email id in the URL? And rather have something like /user/:id?
If it’s being passed via clear text, it can be intercepted and harvested by spammers. It is good practice to encrypt it before passing, and decrypt it on the other end.