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43 points| bifrost | 7 years ago |chase.com | reply

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[+] bifrost|7 years ago|reply
The TLDR on this is -> I tried to login to my Chase account today, I've been a customer for over a decade or so and this wasn't an unusual occurrence. It kept redirecting me to use the Android/iOS app or check the system requirements. I tried a couple times, I even used a different browser. Lo and behold I found out that they don't support my operating system for some reason (I use FreeBSD) and they also don't support Linux. I'm tempted to close my Chase accounts but I kinda like getting Amazon points. This reminds me of the 1990s...

I should add, installing a user agent switcher lets me login, so they're just being rude.

[+] taylodl|7 years ago|reply
The browser is the platform. It's very surprising to see a Fortune 20 company making this a requirement in 2019?
[+] arthurjj|7 years ago|reply
> I should add, installing a user agent switcher lets me login, so they're just being rude.

Thanks for posting a workaround

[+] sparrish|7 years ago|reply
I can still log in from Linux (Ubuntu) just fine and I'm not doing any user-agent spoofing.
[+] jsgo|7 years ago|reply
which browser are you using? From the anecdotes here, it looks like Firefox works on at least Debian and Fedora, so maybe Firefox does something with the user agent to prevent saying what platform it is on.
[+] jxcl|7 years ago|reply
I am still able to log in to my chase account with Firefox on Debian. I don't have any user agent switching going on.
[+] joekrill|7 years ago|reply
All they are saying here is "these are the browsers/OSes we can offer support for, and that we test our site with". I mean they specifically say:

> Some features and functions may not operate properly with unsupported browser versions.

I don't understand why folks are so surprised this works elsewhere, or why anyone is getting super upset about this. If they were filtering based on user agent and explicitly preventing it from working for you when it otherwise probably would, then I could see the issue (ahem Apple icloud, anyone?). But this isn't that.

[+] hundchenkatze|7 years ago|reply
I don't think anyone posting that it's working for them is surprised. Many were refuting the original title, which claimed that Chase had banned non-Windows and non-macOS users from logging in.

edit: punctuation

[+] bifrost|7 years ago|reply
When "login" is a feature that fails and they tell you to use another OS, thats a BIG fail for me.
[+] ziddoap|7 years ago|reply
I looked briefly but wasn't able to find a posted reason for the requirements. Are you aware of why these requirements were put in place?

What an odd thing to see from a webpage in 2019.

[+] bifrost|7 years ago|reply
I looked, it appears to be "management is braindead" so I don't have a lot more than that. I've also tweeted at them so we'll see what they come up with.
[+] hundchenkatze|7 years ago|reply
I was able to log in with Firefox from Linux, no user-agent switching.

A similar claim was made against Apple recently.[0] In that case the redditor was able to log in at a later time. Maybe you triggered a false positive in their security checks.

edit: Chase has had this "ban" against *nix in place since 2016 [1].

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/atc0av/apples_apple_...

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20160731113350/https://www.chase...

[+] bifrost|7 years ago|reply
I used the site a few months ago, this is a recent change. IE: I login and pay my credit card regularly...
[+] bjnord|7 years ago|reply
I wonder if the "Required operating systems" (Windows / Mac OS X) is really true. Just checked again with my Chromebook (Chrome OS 72) and it worked fine, as it has been.
[+] kuhhk|7 years ago|reply
The linked page includes Mac OSX Yosemite as an option, and I've logged into Chase with a Mac for years. This title doesn't sound correct...
[+] mwexler|7 years ago|reply
I think the title benefits from quotes: non-"Windows/OS X" users. IE, anything other than mainstream Windows or OS X.
[+] bifrost|7 years ago|reply
The title was changed; I can't fault the HN Mod team since they were my coworkers and they're a very solid bunch.
[+] lainga|7 years ago|reply
What's the difference between OS X and OSX Yosemite?
[+] aboutruby|7 years ago|reply
Pretty sure this is only to point out that they don't support Linux.

I really can't see any company say that they support "Linux" for their website with all the different flavors out there. Probably the best they can do is support some versions of Ubuntu but even that could incur a large cost. Or like most websites, not specify an operating system and let the browsers do what they do best.

[+] kj4ips|7 years ago|reply
I am able to login with Firefox 64.0.2 on fedora. If they are doing user-agent filtering, they either don't target me, or they backed it off due to the hitrate.
[+] abalos|7 years ago|reply
This seems like it might have been a bug. Yesterday I saw this issue on Chrome + Linux and am now able to log in.
[+] JohnFen|7 years ago|reply
So, in other words, Chase is no longer offering a web presence. Good to know.
[+] ydnaclementine|7 years ago|reply
also affects android?
[+] jsgo|7 years ago|reply
presumably iOS as well, though in both cases they have native Chase apps which they'll push you towards.