Password Security Reminder

[Teddy]

Hello Boys and Ladies,

I'm here to remind you about password security. Before you think, this isn't important... lets look at some fun facts.

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These passwords are easy to guess. We store your password in an encryption, yet a simple fraction of a second to find all of these passwords by using a common dictionary of common passwords.

So here is a friendly reminder to everyone...

• Passwords should be at least 8 characters long
• Passwords shouldn't contain your username, realname, company name, server name, relatives names.
• Passwords shouldn't contain a complete word.
• Passwords should have sustainable differences between other passwords.
• Passwords should contain at least one capital letter, one numerical character, and one symbol.
• Passwords shouldn't contain any numerical order
• Passwords shouldn't contain any personal information (License ids, gov't ids, country name, state name, town name etc.)

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

[SugarD]

To add to this, here is a useful post McGarrett put in the LU boards back in December 2011. It seems to apply here very well also:

How can I secure my password?
It has been proven situations in Argonath RPG where the account of another player has been used illegally. So, how can you secure your password without even worrying about getting hacked? Basically that is almost impossible. You can secure it heavily. Your computers password is on the top of the ladder. It is extremely hard to hack. I will make a few examples.

NOTE: The pictures proves how fast it'll take before somebody hacks into your desktop.

Ex 1:

The password written used here "I<3u".



This is a password which is extremely easy to hit.




Ex 2:

The password written in is "9f!dXx58906".



This is a password that is extremely secured. Would be almost impossible to hack


Note that it is around 80 percent harder to hit a desktop than your account in Argonath. So, I decided to make a mathematic form for this.
I will put the example of length in this form.




So, if you want your account secured, please follow the instructions.

• You need a password longer than 10 characters.
• Do not have a password that consider real life stuff. Inc, mydog2
• You must have a random password that doesn't consider anything from in real life. Ex. "gFz6l75dgG53d"
• I fully recommend you to use different passwords wherever you register.
• If you use a easy password(That consider real life and/or characters that is no longer than 10), Change IT!

If you want to check your passwords strenght. Please check out this page


Here are some websites that also list the most commonly used passwords out there. If your's is on these lists, I HIGHLY recommend you change it right away:

http://www.whatsmypass.com/the-top-500-worst-passwords-of-all-time
http://www.openwall.com/passwords/wordlists/password-2011.lst

[Marcel]

Idea: remind new users of these instructions before they register a new account.

[Teddy]

Great idea Marcel. 

[JDC]

157 registered SA:MP accounts have the password <removed>.

:poke:

[Bundy]

I always use 'incorrect' as password, so whenever I type a wrong password, it says: 'Your password is incorrect'.

[Malik.]

I always use 'incorrect' as password, so whenever I type a wrong password, it says: 'Your password is incorrect'.

From what was that quote? I forgot.

[Stivi]

And yet, I still didn't knew if my password was <removed> or smth... :/

[Mikal]

My password has Argonath in it, is that good?

[Brian]

I guess ... mine is ok? It would take a desktop PC about
5 octillion years
to crack your password

[SugarD]

I always use 'incorrect' as password, so whenever I type a wrong password, it says: 'Your password is incorrect'.

And now you have to change it because you told us.

My password has Argonath in it, is that good?

Now that you told us? No. :P

[Matt Murdock]

What about my girlfriends name?  :roll:

[SugarD]

What about my girlfriends name?  :roll:

Don't use any names.

[Thom]

My password has Argonath in it, is that good?

Man you sick,use a password "ArgonathRPG" like me and hackers won't annoy you...

 

[SugarD]

Man you sick,use a password "ArgonathRPG" like me and hackers won't annoy you...

 

...As you get hacked within minutes of posting your password.