Password

[Jazza]

I tried to change my password today and got this:


Sorry, you may not use a password that you have used in the past 3600 days.

Please go back and try again.

That's ridiculous, over 9 years before you can re-use a password. Why??

[nvrspk4]

Because you're not meant to reuse passwords at all :P

[Blinger1]

that is stupid. let us reuse passwords please :D

[Cixso]

Because you're not meant to reuse passwords at all :P

For once I agree...

Safety risk. :)

[Favourtism]

It is a safety risk as others have pointed out. It is easy to make a new one anyway even based on it if you have to.
Example:
Previous Password could of been gangsta1
New Password could be g4ngst41

Plus it would be harder for people to guess it then anyway as it is using a mixture of letters and numbers. Trust me it's not that bad, on another forum every couple of weeks I was made to change my password and that couldn't of been a previous one either so be thankful you can keep your current one for a while. :P

[GommeInc]

It is a safety risk as others have pointed out. It is easy to make a new one anyway even based on it if you have to.
Example:
Previous Password could of been gangsta1
New Password could be g4ngst41

Plus it would be harder for people to guess it then anyway as it is using a mixture of letters and numbers. Trust me it's not that bad, on another forum every couple of weeks I was made to change my password and that couldn't of been a previous one either so be thankful you can keep your current one for a while. :P
Hardly, you just take the old password and recycle it and put it together again using a mixture of numbers instead of words and vice-versa. You would need a completely random password to be safe "/

[sierk1]

I think for forum members that are not staff we don't need to be this strict, and allow them to keep using the same pass.
But I don't know if this is easy to change, it has to be this strict for the staff accounts for sure.

[Favourtism]

Hardly, you just take the old password and recycle it and put it together again using a mixture of numbers instead of words and vice-versa. You would need a completely random password to be safe "/
Its an eample
Say he wanted a new password then he could think gansta1 but use g4ngst41

[Jazza]

Other than mods and above, I don't see why anyone would need that amount of security.

[nvrspk4]

Other than mods and above, I don't see why anyone would need that amount of security.

Its honestly not that much security, to force you to change your password once a month? I have to change mine every 14 days :( I just use a random password generator.

I believe its once a month for members right?

[Energizer]

Its honestly not that much security, to force you to change your password once a month? I have to change mine every 14 days :( I just use a random password generator.

I believe its once a month for members right?
I've not changed my password once and i've been here for 13 months? :S

[flux]

Its honestly not that much security, to force you to change your password once a month? I have to change mine every 14 days :( I just use a random password generator.

I believe its once a month for members right?
Don't think so..

I've not changed my password once and i've been here for 13 months? :S
I've only changed mine when I've changed it by personal choice, and I joined in March 05.

[Jazza]

Its honestly not that much security, to force you to change your password once a month? I have to change mine every 14 days :( I just use a random password generator.

I believe its once a month for members right?

We don't have to change our password at all, anyway thats not the problem, I'm complaining that we can never re-use one (assuming that no-one would be sad enough to stay on here for 9 years)

[nvrspk4]

We don't have to change our password at all, anyway thats not the problem, I'm complaining that we can never re-use one (assuming that no-one would be sad enough to stay on here for 9 years)

Wait so I don't get it then...you don't need to change your password, if you were changing it why would you change it to something you already used if you could use the same one? If its a security concern, obviously the old one isn't safe either...

[J4M3S]

I only change my password when i forget it.

[Kardan]

Wait so I don't get it then...you don't need to change your password, if you were changing it why would you change it to something you already used if you could use the same one? If its a security concern, obviously the old one isn't safe either...

Members don't have to change their password on HxF

[scott]

Nor do any staff need to change there passwords ;)
well i dont anyway :)

Scotty !

[jrh2002]

Nor do any staff need to change there passwords ;)
well i dont anyway :)

Scotty !

Staff get forced to change their passwords after a certain amount of time by the options set on the forums. Depending on the risk factor of your account being stolen and what could be accessed on the forums is what determines how frequent the forums force staff change their pass.

I have to agree with NVR and that if you need to change your current account pass then your previous pass is also a risk. If you are not changing for safety reasons then no idea why you changed your pass to a new one and then want to change it back in the first place.

I suggest a new pass would be better for you :)

[Beau]

Random password generators are the way to go. Here's one (http://www.goodpassword.com/) I use a lot.

[scott]

I have never been forced to change my password by any forum options. I change mines once every 2 months ;)
Good Idea to change it after what has happened to some www.habboxlive.com Staff.

[jesus]

Random password generators are the way to go. Here's one (http://www.goodpassword.com/) I use a lot.yer but they are dead easy to forget