Passwords in plain text
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This is a re-post of one I accidentally put in the wrong forum. :sigh: Please see the original post at :http://lamp.codeproject.com/script/Forums/View.aspx?fid=2605&msg=2720421 Thanks,
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This is a re-post of one I accidentally put in the wrong forum. :sigh: Please see the original post at :http://lamp.codeproject.com/script/Forums/View.aspx?fid=2605&msg=2720421 Thanks,
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
The temporary workaround most of us use is to use one password for CP (that we will not use anywhere else). That way even if it's compromised other accounts remain safe. You could do that too. Chris did mention that he might change this behavior in future.
Regards, Nish
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The temporary workaround most of us use is to use one password for CP (that we will not use anywhere else). That way even if it's compromised other accounts remain safe. You could do that too. Chris did mention that he might change this behavior in future.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkI would suggest having passwords for every application unique and strong. We can take help of Password Manager like KeePass.
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This is a re-post of one I accidentally put in the wrong forum. :sigh: Please see the original post at :http://lamp.codeproject.com/script/Forums/View.aspx?fid=2605&msg=2720421 Thanks,
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
Actually I think it is a good idea that this is done. The reason I like it is that even though you chose the password, The Code Project wants to ensure that it is the email user that will be using the account, which may not necessarily be you. Since you can put in any email address when you sign up for an account, this protocol ensures that the password will be known to the email user and not necessarily just by the person who has signed up. Regardless, welcome aboard. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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Actually I think it is a good idea that this is done. The reason I like it is that even though you chose the password, The Code Project wants to ensure that it is the email user that will be using the account, which may not necessarily be you. Since you can put in any email address when you sign up for an account, this protocol ensures that the password will be known to the email user and not necessarily just by the person who has signed up. Regardless, welcome aboard. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
The password safe way to handle the email confirmation is to send an email saying "click here to activate the account. IF you didn't create it, do nothing, it'll automatically be deleted."
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