Nice tool however, it doesn't give me results. about linkedin2username HOT 10 CLOSED

Hi @initstring
I'm performing the check with a freshly made LinkedIn account with no connections etc.
I guess that's the issue :)

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Hi @Awaces , thanks for opening an issue!
I've seen similar behavior in the past. Basically, the tool can only find names of those that would be visible to you in the web UI. This means the people need to be within a certain degree of connections to the account you are authenticating with.
If you log in to the web site with the same account you run the tool as, can you see more than 6 full names?
Thanks!

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@initstring
I have another little "problem".
When a victim's last name consists of more than 1 word, the last part is ignored.
For example Jens Van Damme becomse [email protected]

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Are you sure? There is logic in the code here to do a lot with names consisting of more than 2 parts: https://github.com/initstring/linkedin2username/blob/master/linkedin2username.py#L659

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Are you sure? There is logic in the code here to do a lot with names consisting of more than 2 parts: https://github.com/initstring/linkedin2username/blob/master/linkedin2username.py#L659

There is logic code but
Esther Van Dijck
is saved as two seperate entries:
[email protected]
[email protected]

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How have you seen usernames like this handled? Can you provide some examples, based on real world users? I could add logic to create some more mutations.

Thanks!

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gic to create some more mutations.

This one for example:
[REDACTED]

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Thanks @Awaces

Sorry, I should have been more specific. I'm basically trying to understand how a company would create usernames for someone like this. I haven't really seen these much myself, so am wondering if you have.

Let's imagine someone called "Dick Van Dyke". How do you think their username should be created?

I'll make a guess here, that I would need to add these mutations in addition to what I already have:

# first.last.txt
dick.vandyke

# f.last.txt
d.vandyke

# flast.txt
dvandyke

# firstl.txt, first.txt
(I don't think I would add anything to these)

# lastf.txt
vandyked

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If those examples above look good, you could try to submit a PR that include them in this chunk of code. It should be fairly basic to sort out if you go by what is already there.

I could do it myself quickly as well, but figured you might want the opportunity to contribute it yourself.

Totally up to you, I'm ok with either method.

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Been a while, no reply. Feel free to re-open if you want this addressed.

Thanks.

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