Galkan92 wrote:

I have already changed my password yesterday (and it's hard to guess), must I change it again to avoid deactivation? Just want to know.

peppy wrote:

if you want to keep your current password and you believe it is secure enough, change it to something else then back again, please.

Ain053 wrote:

Good one peppy, Now I have no clue my next password. But yeah, this is for the best.

Time to help a bit.

Use something like '153ELaIsMolSm' as password, if you can remember, use several capital letters. Signature number is great too, like my 053 in Ain053, It's certainly not because Ain052 won't work. Just pick your favorite number (Preferably 3 Digit like 423), EXCEPT, 13 and 666 as they are known as Devil's number and IS quite popular. Don't put your username or something familiar or related as password, they are just easier to guess.

qlum wrote:

no need to change for me 14 random letters and numbers is secure enough for me

peppy wrote:

if you want to keep your current password and you believe it is secure enough, change it to something else then back again, please.

strager wrote:

Ain053 wrote:

Good one peppy, Now I have no clue my next password. But yeah, this is for the best.

Time to help a bit.

Use something like '153ELaIsMolSm' as password, if you can remember, use several capital letters. Signature number is great too, like my 053 in Ain053, It's certainly not because Ain052 won't work. Just pick your favorite number (Preferably 3 Digit like 423), EXCEPT, 13 and 666 as they are known as Devil's number and IS quite popular. Don't put your username or something familiar or related as password, they are just easier to guess.

A better suggestion:

Make your password a piece of text. It could be some quote from literature, lyrics from a song, or dialog from a movie. As long as it's not "never gonna give you up" or something else which is easily guessable (though Rick Rolling hackers does sound like fun).

The only problems with using passphrases are that some sites limit the number of characters in your password and sometimes the chosen text is in a dictionary or is easy to brute force.

If you're really paranoid, throw in some numbers and punctuation or use  .

(As if this information matters.)

VanMoNky wrote:

I once read an article about this. Password which consist of 12 characters is hard to be hacked by some of hacker's application.

Powerdrone wrote:

Weegee you so silly.

I always have my browser remember my osu! password. =P

crystalsuicune wrote:

Powerdrone wrote:

Weegee you so silly.

I always have my browser remember my osu! password. =P

What about public computers?You can't use cookies with those.

BTW,changed my password yesterday.

Pokebis wrote:

On that note, though, who would log onto the osu! forums on a public computer? I sure wouldn't.

K2J wrote:

Pokebis wrote:

On that note, though, who would log onto the osu! forums on a public computer? I sure wouldn't.

Why not? Afraid of copyright disputes? The sheer pinkness in public? Sure, you don't have a client, but that doesn't mean you can't check up on maps you're following / making.

Azure_Kyte wrote:

Or you could, you know. Make sure it doesn't save your password by not checking the save box, and log out when you leave.

Jarby wrote:

Azure_Kyte wrote:

Or you could, you know. Make sure it doesn't save your password by not checking the save box, and log out when you leave.

I don't trust those filthy computers and their monstrous spyware! I guess.

peppy wrote:

edit: if you want to keep your current password and you believe it is secure enough, change it to something else then back again, please.

Gabi wrote:

Avoiding getting your account deactivated probably

vivere wrote:

Changing password O.O

Edit: Uppercase, lowercase and numbers! Buahahahaha

peppy wrote:

Any accounts that don't have their password changed within a couple of weeks will be temporarily deactivated (requiring email reactivation)

Zetta wrote:

Pass is all changed and I'm glad peppy added the password protection to the forums too.

So if you type your password on any post it comes up as *'s

*******

See,

Zetta wrote:

Pass is all changed and I'm glad peppy added the password protection to the forums too.

So if you type your password on any post it comes up as *'s

*******

See,

bagnz0r wrote:

I'm not changing mine, it's strong enough for brute-force to take 5 centuries.
And I don't feel like remembering another one complicated password.

peppy wrote:

edit: if you want to keep your current password and you believe it is secure enough, change it to something else then back again, please.

James2250 wrote:

Then don't forget about

peppy wrote:

edit: if you want to keep your current password and you believe it is secure enough, change it to something else then back again, please.