IMPORTANT REMINDER REGARDING PASSWORDS
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05:15 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
There have been a few more instances recently of members having their accounts deleted due to their password being guessed.
Accounts accessed this way have also been used by others to break site rules.
Please note that if this happens, your account will be permanently banned.
The security of your account is your responsibility - make sure your password is not easy to guess by picking something unique to yourself, and not related to your username or profile image.
For example, some users have had a football badge as their userpic, and a password like "arsenal" or "gunners" - this is just asking for trouble.
You can check your password strength here : http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx
Stay secure, and don't lose your hard earned stats over something so simple.
Edited at 10:17 Tue 27/05/08 (BST)
Accounts accessed this way have also been used by others to break site rules.
Please note that if this happens, your account will be permanently banned.
The security of your account is your responsibility - make sure your password is not easy to guess by picking something unique to yourself, and not related to your username or profile image.
For example, some users have had a football badge as their userpic, and a password like "arsenal" or "gunners" - this is just asking for trouble.
You can check your password strength here : http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx
Stay secure, and don't lose your hard earned stats over something so simple.
Edited at 10:17 Tue 27/05/08 (BST)
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06:24 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
Mine is strong, i checked it on that password checker.
Thanks fastboysam.
No worries for me.
Thanks fastboysam.
No worries for me.
06:29 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
your username is probably harder to remember than your pword
06:57 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
lol my password is apparently weak but i KNOW it is practically impossible to hack
07:01 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
Thanks fastboysam!
My password is apparently medium, but no one will ever be able to guess it
My password is apparently medium, but no one will ever be able to guess it
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07:06 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
You should'nt of posted the website mate it encouraged people to try it
07:22 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
^ ^ ^
pro_i_am said:
You should'nt of posted the website mate it encouraged people to try it
^ ^ ^
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10:17 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
Remember:
To make your password more secure, mix it up with letters and numbers, this makes it less likely to be accessed from a "dictionary based attack".
A dictionary attack consists of trying "every word in the dictionary" as a possible password for an encrypted message.
A dictionary attack is generally more efficient than a brute force attack, because users typically choose poor passwords.
Dictionary attacks are generally far less successful against systems that use passphrases instead of passwords.
Edited at 15:20 Tue 27/05/08 (BST)
To make your password more secure, mix it up with letters and numbers, this makes it less likely to be accessed from a "dictionary based attack".
A dictionary attack consists of trying "every word in the dictionary" as a possible password for an encrypted message.
A dictionary attack is generally more efficient than a brute force attack, because users typically choose poor passwords.
Dictionary attacks are generally far less successful against systems that use passphrases instead of passwords.
Edited at 15:20 Tue 27/05/08 (BST)
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10:24 Tue 27 May 08 (BST) [Link]
just try not to forget it if you going to do that !
mr_mcquiston said:
Remember:
To make your password more secure, mix it up with letters and numbers, this makes it less likely to be accessed from a "dictionary based attack".
A dictionary attack consists of trying "every word in the dictionary" as a possible password for an encrypted message.
A dictionary attack is generally more efficient than a brute force attack, because users typically choose poor passwords.
Dictionary attacks are generally far less successful against systems that use passphrases instead of passwords.
Edited at 15:20 Tue 27/05/08 (BST)
To make your password more secure, mix it up with letters and numbers, this makes it less likely to be accessed from a "dictionary based attack".
A dictionary attack consists of trying "every word in the dictionary" as a possible password for an encrypted message.
A dictionary attack is generally more efficient than a brute force attack, because users typically choose poor passwords.
Dictionary attacks are generally far less successful against systems that use passphrases instead of passwords.
Edited at 15:20 Tue 27/05/08 (BST)
just try not to forget it if you going to do that !
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03:21 Thu 29 May 08 (BST) [Link]
My password is week but practically impossible to guess lol
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03:36 Thu 29 May 08 (BST) [Link]
Are you kidding me ?
when you first log in to funkypool you see a username feild and a pass feild (a box where you can type you username and password)
Pass is just a shorter word for password lol
when you first log in to funkypool you see a username feild and a pass feild (a box where you can type you username and password)
Pass is just a shorter word for password lol
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04:00 Sun 1 Jun 08 (BST) [Link]
Mines weak but i think it would be hard to guess
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