Password Expiration

[Jordy]

I think it's happened since I've began using HabboxForum, every 365 days I'm informed I have to change my password and it always annoy me. This year I have decided to act by creating this thread.

It is completely unnecessary and does not make you anymore secure what-so-ever to change your password every so often. Unless you feel it's going to be compromised, there is not a need to change a password for "security reasons". It's out-dated security advice (No other websites or computers do it these days) that changing your password some how makes you more secure and above all, an annoyance. I almost couldn't be bothered this year seeing as I make a new password each year, fill it in auto-complete and forget it, so I have to go through the Lost password process.

Can password expiration be removed please? :)

[Chippiewill]

Actually my school implemented an every three month rule fairly recently. I would tell them where to shove it but some people probably wouldn't realise if their account had been compromised.

Same applies here.

[GoldenMerc]

Actually my school implemented an every three month rule fairly recently. I would tell them where to shove it but some people probably wouldn't realise if their account had been compromised.

Same applies here.

My college was the same...

[Jordy]

Colleges and Schools aren't exactly leading the way when it comes to technology lets be honest, lots of them are still running very old systems.

Look at the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google Accounts, Apple accounts, Hotmail accounts, they don't do such a thing as it is useless.

[scottish]

Everytime i get one I just changed password to something completely random, and instantly change it back

[Recursion]

Colleges and Schools aren't exactly leading the way when it comes to technology lets be honest, lots of them are still running very old systems.

Look at the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google Accounts, Apple accounts, Hotmail accounts, they don't do such a thing as it is useless.

No, people (Facebook I think?) won't allow you to use an old password a second time for example.

I totally disagree with this thread, being forced to change passwords is a good thing and is something I have implemented at work. Every 6 months users have to change their password and it must include numbers and upper/lower case. Ideally it should have punctuation too but oh well.

I'd get used to it, when you go into the world of work you'll have to change your password every so often and you'll be forced to make it complex (i.e. with punctuation etc). In fact, your username may well end up being as obscure as your password!

Off topic, your perception of schools is way off, I know plenty of schools that are running the latest Server/Workstation OSs with very new technology ;)

[buttons]

my college does this too every 2 months and I haven't changed it once. I don't ever recall having to do it here. It's only once a year though, surely you could just do your current password but add an extra number or letter??

[scottish]

I've had same pass at uni for 2 and a bit years now.

Changing pass is a hassle :P

[FlyingJesus]

Changing it once a year isn't so bad, college make us do ours every like month or something stupid like that so I've already forgotten what mine is even though I just do variations of the same thing every time

[Deak]

Everytime i get one I just changed password to something completely random, and instantly change it back

Thats exactly what i did!

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At my work place i have to change my password every month and it has to be something completely different and i cant use any password that i have used within the past 20 times...

[JerseySafety]

It does annoy me but it only takes a few minutes and it ensures your account is safer.

[xxMATTGxx]

Once a year isn't so bad, now if you had to do it every week or month then I would understand.

[brandon]

Up until recently I had to change mine every two weeks, I thought that was the case for everyone, obviously not.

[Ajthedragon]

I've always changed mine then changed it back too! :P

[Chippiewill]

Up until recently I had to change mine every two weeks, I thought that was the case for everyone, obviously not.
Jin has an interesting sense of humor?

[Recursion]

Jin has an interesting sense of humor?

All staff have to change their password every 2 weeks :P

[Catzsy]

Up until recently I had to change mine every two weeks, I thought that was the case for everyone, obviously not.

I still have to change it every two weeks. Once a year would be heaven for me although I do understand why it is done for us.

[Jin]

Jin has an interesting sense of humor?
Not introduced by me.


This is some what archaic now, it was originally introduced due to a string of account compromises several years ago, it was mainly targeted at members of staff but during the password expiry implementation someone thought it be appropriate to have it apply to members also.

I will arrange to have it removed.

[iLogan]

All staff have to change their password every 2 weeks :P

I've never been asked to change my password?

[Recursion]

I've never been asked to change my password?

Might be Super Mod and up, I remember at one point I had to change my pass every 2 weeks.

[Thomas]

Some people high up in habbox (managers) have to change it every week so you have it lucky.

[scott]

This has now been removed for normal members/VIP members

[Blinger]

always use something like "......" or " " (something dead simple with spaces/periods/commas etc) so it never really bothers me. or I use dead simple words

[GoldenMerc]

To be fair didn't really bother me much anyways.