delete token when invalid, more info

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
         @user.ign  = user_profile["name"] # correct case
 
         if validate_token(@user.uuid, @user.email, params[:registration_token])
-          destroy_token(@user.email, params[:registration_token]) # tokens can be used to reset password
+          destroy_token(@user.email) # tokens can be used to reset password
           @user.last_ip = request.remote_ip # showing in mail
           if @user.save
             session[:user_id] = @user.id
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
           end
           @user.email_token = SecureRandom.hex(16)
         else
-          flash[:alert] = "Token invalid for this username/email"
+          flash[:alert] = "Token invalid for this username/email. Please generate a new token!"
+          destroy_token(@user.email) # no chance to brute force
           render action: "new"
         end
       else
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   def reset_password
     user = User.find_by_email(params[:email])
     if user && validate_token(user.uuid, user.email, params[:secret_token])
-      destroy_token(user.email, params[:secret_token]) # tokens can be used to reset password
+      destroy_token(user.email) # tokens can be used to reset password
       user.password              = params[:new_password]
       user.password_confirmation = params[:new_password]
       if user.save
@@ -299,8 +300,8 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     user_token && user_token.token == token
   end
 
-  def destroy_token(email, token)
+  def destroy_token(email)
-    user_token = RegisterToken.where(token: token, email: email).first
+    user_token = RegisterToken.where(email: email).first
     user_token && user_token.destroy
   end
 

app/views/users/new.html.erb

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <h1>Sign up</h1>
 
+<p>
+  Please note that email address and token are case-sensitive!<br>
+  When you entered an invalid token, it is removed for the used email address to give hackers no chance. This info page has some details about<a href="/info/15">tokens and website registration</a>.<br>
+  Contact us ingame when you have problems singing up!
+</p>
+
 <%= form_for @user do |f| %>
   <table>
     <tr>