Passwords--in plain text!
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Was this meant to be a serious suggestion, like they have in the suggestions forum, or just a vent. How would they send you a password so you could read it, if not in plain text ?
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
Did I post this in the wrong forum? I'm sorry. Yes it's meant to be serious! Since I supplied the password, I already know what it is. There is no need to print it out. If I do forget it, I'm sure this forum, like all others, has a routine way to go about recovering or changing your password, to restore your access.
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They could email it to you one character at a time. :)
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Christian Graus wrote:
How would they send you a password so you could read it, if not in plain text ?
;P ¿uʍop ǝpısdn ʇı ƃuıʇıɹʍ ʇnoqɐ ʍoɥ ¡unɟ s,ʇı ʇnq ˙ʞɔıɹʇ ʎןןıs puɐ pןo uɐ s,ʇı ˙˙˙ʍouʞ ı 'ʍouʞ ı
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
Again, unless I'm some kind of exception, I chose the password myself. My memory is genuinely failing, but it's not so short that I need an e-mail to keep me from forgetting it (in the 20 or 30 seconds between when I submitted my application, and the confirmation e-mail arrived).
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Did I post this in the wrong forum? I'm sorry. Yes it's meant to be serious! Since I supplied the password, I already know what it is. There is no need to print it out. If I do forget it, I'm sure this forum, like all others, has a routine way to go about recovering or changing your password, to restore your access.
Yea, this forum is for ranting. There is a suggestions forum, if you want to make a suggestion that comes to the attention of the site builders.
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
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Yea, this forum is for ranting. There is a suggestions forum, if you want to make a suggestion that comes to the attention of the site builders.
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
Sorry. I'm new here, but I'll get it figured out soon. Thanks for the info.
Time Traveler and Dimension Hopper, Bili Joe ____________________________________________ "It is never too late to give up our prejudices.." Henry D Thoreau "The world is the totality of facts, not things." Ludwig Wittgenstein "The fastest path to knowledge is through acknowledged mistakes." Reference Missing "The object of the superior man is truth." Confucius "I think, therefore I am." René Descartes "Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification" Sir Karl P
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Sorry. I'm new here, but I'll get it figured out soon. Thanks for the info.
Time Traveler and Dimension Hopper, Bili Joe ____________________________________________ "It is never too late to give up our prejudices.." Henry D Thoreau "The world is the totality of facts, not things." Ludwig Wittgenstein "The fastest path to knowledge is through acknowledged mistakes." Reference Missing "The object of the superior man is truth." Confucius "I think, therefore I am." René Descartes "Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification" Sir Karl P
Glad to help.
bilijoe wrote:
"I think, therefore I am." René Descartes
I like the Monty Python version. I'm pink, therefore I'm spam.
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
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what if you forgot the password?
The Web Developer Beirout-Lebanon
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Christian Graus wrote:
How would they send you a password so you could read it, if not in plain text ?
;P ¿uʍop ǝpısdn ʇı ƃuıʇıɹʍ ʇnoqɐ ʍoɥ ¡unɟ s,ʇı ʇnq ˙ʞɔıɹʇ ʎןןıs puɐ pןo uɐ s,ʇı ˙˙˙ʍouʞ ı 'ʍouʞ ı
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
hey i can read that ;P is you password: Dieg0_Moit@ :laugh:
The Web Developer Beirout-Lebanon
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what if you forgot the password?
The Web Developer Beirout-Lebanon
They reset it and send you the new one. :doh: You don't have to remind me never to consult or hire you! X|
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Yea, this forum is for ranting. There is a suggestions forum, if you want to make a suggestion that comes to the attention of the site builders.
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
This is becoming a rant. ;P
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Christian Graus wrote:
How would they send you a password so you could read it, if not in plain text ?
;P ¿uʍop ǝpısdn ʇı ƃuıʇıɹʍ ʇnoqɐ ʍoɥ ¡unɟ s,ʇı ʇnq ˙ʞɔıɹʇ ʎןןıs puɐ pןo uɐ s,ʇı ˙˙˙ʍouʞ ı 'ʍouʞ ı
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
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This is becoming a rant. ;P
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To the Owners of these Forums: With all the concert these days over security, don't you think it's at least a little questionable to include the password, in plain text, in the confirmation e-mail? It seems downright irresponsible to me. I always get a cold chill, whenever I see any of my passwords printed out in plain text, for the World to see. Please consider changing your policy on this.:~ Bili Joe
Wrong forum. This is the Soapbox :|
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham
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Yea, this forum is for ranting. There is a suggestions forum, if you want to make a suggestion that comes to the attention of the site builders.
Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.
Perhaps he is ranting about plaintext passwords.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham
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Perhaps he is ranting about plaintext passwords.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham
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They reset it and send you the new one. :doh: You don't have to remind me never to consult or hire you! X|
here if u forget ur password they send it to u in plain text. i will send ur password to u now
The Web Developer Beirout-Lebanon
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Wrong forum. This is the Soapbox :|
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham
Somebody else moved it here after they decided it was a rant. Makes no difference to me anymore. I've lost interest.
Time Traveler and Dimension Hopper, Bili Joe ____________________________________________ "It is never too late to give up our prejudices.." Henry D Thoreau "The world is the totality of facts, not things." Ludwig Wittgenstein "The fastest path to knowledge is through acknowledged mistakes." Anon. "The object of the superior man is truth." Confucius "I think, therefore I am." René Descartes "Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification" Sir Karl Popper
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Somebody else moved it here after they decided it was a rant. Makes no difference to me anymore. I've lost interest.
Time Traveler and Dimension Hopper, Bili Joe ____________________________________________ "It is never too late to give up our prejudices.." Henry D Thoreau "The world is the totality of facts, not things." Ludwig Wittgenstein "The fastest path to knowledge is through acknowledged mistakes." Anon. "The object of the superior man is truth." Confucius "I think, therefore I am." René Descartes "Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification" Sir Karl Popper
bilijoe wrote:
Makes no difference to me anymore
But at least you pointed it out, and maybe they'll put it on the to-do list. Anyways, welcome to Code Project, man.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham