Alter Ego Detector 1.7.8
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Stuart Wright
Well-known member
Cool, thanks.
Mouth
Well-known member
A couple of questions:
1. Do detections (via PM, Reports, Thread Post) occur once only for a duplicate ego, or will they continue/repeat for each logon?
2. Is there a method to whitelist/exclude designated users from detection?
How are others action valid account duplications? (Eg. husband/wife, girlfriend/boyfriend, family members - all with the same interests and members on your site, sharing the same PC(s))
Thanks.
1. Do detections (via PM, Reports, Thread Post) occur once only for a duplicate ego, or will they continue/repeat for each logon?
2. Is there a method to whitelist/exclude designated users from detection?
How are others action valid account duplications? (Eg. husband/wife, girlfriend/boyfriend, family members - all with the same interests and members on your site, sharing the same PC(s))
Thanks.
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CTXMedia
Well-known member
From my experience of using this on CycleChat:
1. They will repeat/continue until ...
2. You change the reported user's permissions and "Allow" them to bypass the alter-ego detector (you generally need to do this for both of the accounts).
Cheers,
Shaun
Alpha1
Well-known member
Another vote here to add browser fingerprinting and evercookie, because these methods are far more efficient than IP checks.
Ingenious
Well-known member
These are good examples of why I do not automatically ban duplicate account detections, but rather treat them as "info only". Obviously someone recently banned triggering this needs to be actioned with a sharp pointed stick, but for everything else I usually send them a PM advising their account has been flagged up, see what they say.
I'd love to switch to this particular add-on but I prefer a whitelist in the settings rather than get bogged down with lots of custom permission sets.
CTXMedia
Well-known member
TBH I'd prefer something like that too - maybe a tickbox on the user profile page to exempt that user from further checks.
I currently have a long list of custom user permissions that are solely generated by this add-on (because the bypass is done on a permissions basis).
Hint: @Liam W
Mouth
Well-known member
Agreed, and why I only create a Reports entry for the duplicate notification for manual review and action, if appropriate.
I just created a 'Duplicates Whitelist' usergroup. If creating a Reports entry, then when you open the Report of duplicate ego you have the 'edit' user link right there to then add that user to the whitelist usergroup. I previously used the other duplicate check add-on, and actually prefer this method. I easily and quickly add the user to the usergroup, and also immediately see whom and how many are being whitelist.
Alpha1
Well-known member
Its relatively easy to identify valid account duplications. It can be done automatically as well. In general duplicate accounts will have similar profile field information, email addresses, date of birth, etc. A quick comparison will show which duplicate account is valid or not.
Mouth
Well-known member
... maybe a tickbox on the Reports entry for duplicate accounts to be added to the ACP defined Whitelist usergroup.
Fixed for you
Ingenious
Well-known member
That's a good idea, I never thought of doing it that way rather than custom permissions. You're right, this method is just a simple "tick" to add them to the group to exclude and keeps it all nice and neat
CTXMedia
Well-known member
Mouth
Well-known member
That's a good idea, I never thought of doing it that way rather than custom permissions. You're right, this method is just a simple "tick" to add them to the group to exclude and keeps it all nice and neat
Extra bonus marks: If you use Join User Group addon, then users can request to be whitelisted tooI never even thought of using a usergroup. DOH!
Mouth
Well-known member
Confirmed.
Users unable to register, add-on disabled until fix released
Code:
ErrorException: Fatal Error: Undefined class constant 'COOKIE_NAME' - library/LiamW/AlterEgoDetector/ControllerPublic/Register.php:148
Generated By: Unknown Account, Today at 15:16
Stack Trace
#0 [internal function]: XenForo_Application::handleFatalError()
#1 {main}
Request State
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}
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["reg_key"] => string(32) "<redacted>"
}
}
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