Red button? Don't press the "Close Account" button
Don't do this (unless you mean to). Whoops!
So, I decided to be clever and use my AWS account from a mobile device yesterday. I logged on (for the first time from this device) and then decided to check/change some of the account settings. Having done that I came across a button at the bottom of the settings page that said something like "Close". I thought it meant "close this page and save settings changes" or something else equally harmless. Because I was using a mobile device and didn't have much screen real estate etc so I just hit the click box and the bottom without a second thought. Big mistake!!!
It really does CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT - immediately! No turning back! No change of mind! No going to another page which says "Are you really sure you want to do this?!", or having an email confirmation that you can change your mind at. How come? I managed to get the account re-instated after about 24 hours but contacting support. What if this had been the main account for a mission critical application?! Can you add MFA? A secret handshake?
This was just one of the occasions where it was very hard to resist the temptation actuate the red button, I didn't even need the encouragement given by Chitty Chitty Bang bang:
"It’s clear that Chitty is giving the Potts commands, as when a particular knob flashes and says “PULL!” … and when they wonder about it, the text changes to “PULL IDIOT!” (Never mind that missing comma.)"
Here's the button. Perhaps it should say "Don't push, idiot"
So, I decided to be clever and use my AWS account from a mobile device yesterday. I logged on (for the first time from this device) and then decided to check/change some of the account settings. Having done that I came across a button at the bottom of the settings page that said something like "Close". I thought it meant "close this page and save settings changes" or something else equally harmless. Because I was using a mobile device and didn't have much screen real estate etc so I just hit the click box and the bottom without a second thought. Big mistake!!!
It really does CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT - immediately! No turning back! No change of mind! No going to another page which says "Are you really sure you want to do this?!", or having an email confirmation that you can change your mind at. How come? I managed to get the account re-instated after about 24 hours but contacting support. What if this had been the main account for a mission critical application?! Can you add MFA? A secret handshake?
This was just one of the occasions where it was very hard to resist the temptation actuate the red button, I didn't even need the encouragement given by Chitty Chitty Bang bang:
"It’s clear that Chitty is giving the Potts commands, as when a particular knob flashes and says “PULL!” … and when they wonder about it, the text changes to “PULL IDIOT!” (Never mind that missing comma.)"
Here's the button. Perhaps it should say "Don't push, idiot"
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