Op all this things wey you talk like this about our forum account make sense well well oo because e no go dey good for us to lose our Bitcointalk account wey we don surfer for years to build. e no go make sense at all, Of course e dey very necessary for us to always use a better password so that Incase of emergency. because though e get people wey go just take your phone say make Dem just check something before you no him go start to forge password from your phone and if you no use better password him don access your phone be that.
And with respect to the increasing level of security for our bitcointalk accounts, for me, I would have said t's advisable people stay proactive, and possibly limit the rate at which you give your device that is login into the forum to third parties, most especially those who usually login your account permanently. Because most times you never can tell, who may not be happy you have got a bitcointalk account and getting paid. Hence, a more reason why inasmuch as we strive to make use of strong password for our device, let's not also forget to limit the number of people that use it. 
Topic: How we go protect our forum account. (Read 356 times)
The analysis and advice dey correct, carefulness is very correct and wisdom is profitable to direct any man not to use simple and similar things as username and password
Op all this things wey you talk like this about our forum account make sense well well oo because e no go dey good for us to lose our Bitcointalk account wey we don surfer for years to build. e no go make sense at all, Of course e dey very necessary for us to always use a better password so that Incase of emergency. because though e get people wey go just take your phone say make Dem just check something before you no him go start to forge password from your phone and if you no use better password him don access your phone be that. However, I think e dey very important for us to always secured our password very well to avoid ewo.
We go protect our forum account the same way we dey protect our other crypto accounts, like exchange accounts for example. Strong password dey very important, but it must also be unique, e get people wey dey use the the same password for many accounts, na error be that, use only one password per account, and to make things easier for yourself, you fit to use open source password manager to save all of your passwords.
Talking about people wey they use the same password for many accounts, that one supposed day base on the kind of person wey you be. Because some people dey wey be say na small thing go just confuse them but them they always get one strong password when he say if them use am for there accounts them no go ever forget am. And them get some wey day always use different password. So this password matter person suppose know how him go settle for him self and no be say if you day use one password for all of your accounts you fit lose them nah just the way you go keep your secret. Although in some cases is very risky.
True, you mentioned that some people use the same password for everything they do online since they can't remember if they changed it. So it is better for someone to have three different passwords that he will use for security so that he will not be easy to hack, but if you only use one password and a hacker gains access to your email and saves the password, you are in big trouble because they will have access to all of your online accounts and banking apps that you are saving your money on, so we must be cautious with everything we do. This is a good thing Op said, because if we didn't safeguard our account and put a strong password he will affect us if hacker have access to our account, The main important thing is to put 2FA he will make your account secure because even hackers get your password they need to put the Google authenticator before he can have access to it. And is good to save your password in your brain then saving it in email. Or save it as how you hide your secret phrases.
We go protect our forum account the same way we dey protect our other crypto accounts, like exchange accounts for example. Strong password dey very important, but it must also be unique, e get people wey dey use the the same password for many accounts, na error be that, use only one password per account, and to make things easier for yourself, you fit to use open source password manager to save all of your passwords.
Talking about people wey they use the same password for many accounts, that one supposed day base on the kind of person wey you be. Because some people dey wey be say na small thing go just confuse them but them they always get one strong password when he say if them use am for there accounts them no go ever forget am. And them get some wey day always use different password. So this password matter person suppose know how him go settle for him self and no be say if you day use one password for all of your accounts you fit lose them nah just the way you go keep your secret. Although in some cases is very risky.
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Atleast, this pattern no go dey too difficult to forget cause the person just need the first name of each accounts to dey in Capital letters, then the remaining in small letters, followed by followed by same four to five digits numbers of em choice and same symbol for all, instead of one password for all, our account password na our biggest form of security for this forum so we gats make sure say we use strong and unforgettable password wey go hard hackers to crack.
We go protect our forum account the same way we dey protect our other crypto accounts, like exchange accounts for example. Strong password dey very important, but it must also be unique, e get people wey dey use the the same password for many accounts, na error be that, use only one password per account, and to make things easier for yourself, you fit to use open source password manager to save all of your passwords.
Talking about people wey they use the same password for many accounts, that one supposed day base on the kind of person wey you be. Because some people dey wey be say na small thing go just confuse them but them they always get one strong password when he say if them use am for there accounts them no go ever forget am. And them get some wey day always use different password. So this password matter person suppose know how him go settle for him self and no be say if you day use one password for all of your accounts you fit lose them nah just the way you go keep your secret. Although in some cases is very risky.
Make we no dey take things too serious, this account na just like another account for social media and make we no take am like say na heaven and earth.
I agree say our forum account na just like our social media account, but na forum we Dey for here, na why I Dey tell people how dem go protect am, if I see people physically, I Dey tell them make dem secure there social media account, because I don see plenty people wey dem hack there social media account, and d hacker Dey use am beg, I don see some wey Dey even use d account beg, and e Dey spoil their reputation be that also. So even forum here if you don build ur account finish, and person come later hack am go Dey use am do bad thing, e no really make sense, because reputation don spoil be that, and some people no go even think say dem hack account, so we suppose secure am. Some people fit Dey build there account, and hackers go hijack am go Dey use am do another thing.
To me the best way to protect your account na to build your reputation first. If you get better reputation, e get some kind things wey your account go do and people go immediately recognize say, no be you dey incharge of your account again.
If you Dey build your reputation, make we Dey protect account also, we no suppose wait make things go wrong fit. I don see one thread before wey dem hack person account go use d account carry loan, na later na him person wey get account Dey claim say no be him carry loan, and him no get choice than to pay d loan back.
A few days ago I created a topic on the reputation board about how we can implement a 2FA system on our accounts that will make our accounts much more secure.
There were different comments from different people which seemed to be the most acceptable for securing my account. Many have said that
1. Use long passwords that help keep your account secure.
2. Activate the 2FA system on the account as already mentioned by the admin of this forum.
3. Stake your Bitcoin address.
4. Stake your PGP key.
There were different comments from different people which seemed to be the most acceptable for securing my account. Many have said that
1. Use long passwords that help keep your account secure.
2. Activate the 2FA system on the account as already mentioned by the admin of this forum.
3. Stake your Bitcoin address.
4. Stake your PGP key.
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E no go make sense say we lose our account to hackers which at the end dem go use our account do illegal activities or scam people and spoiling our own image, so if we don join dis forum, I go recommend make we properly protect our account so that we no go lose am.
Make we no dey take things too serious, this account na just like another account for social media and make we no take am like say na heaven and earth.
To me the best way to protect your account na to build your reputation first. If you get better reputation, e get some kind things wey your account go do and people go immediately recognize say, no be you dey incharge of your account again.
Build your account and follow the guidelines wey the forum dun give already and you go dey alright. The forum dun introduced 2FA, you fit add am to your security but try write down the key somewhere wey you no go forget although if you still get your email used in opening your account, you can always reset that with ease.
As for the other things wey OP done talk, them make sense to follow.
I know say, certain circumstances Dey make us take certain decisions way we no go like but, e go really Dey nice and helpful if users for this forum no Dey login their account for other persons, either random or known people device. This na something I don do a few times and e no Dey sweet for body at all. E leave you expose somehow via say, you no know watin the other person get on en device,
Na true you they talk because the moment person began to they log in there forum account to another person phone na there the problem go easily from because e get how those things they work at times, when you done log am in for person phone for like two or three times the password and the username done already register for the person phone and anytime way the person won enter am e go they very easy because them no go even ask am for any password because the moment him click the username the password go pup out immediately. So actually this idea way you bring make sense a lot because na waiting plenty people no even no and if we even check am very well most people way they get issues for there account na as a result of all this things way we they talk here because when person done get access to something way they help you, them go get the mind to wicked the person anytime they get small problem because those kind of people plenty well well so make we really they avoid some kind mistakes.
I know say, certain circumstances Dey make us take certain decisions way we no go like but, e go really Dey nice and helpful if users for this forum no Dey login their account for other persons, either random or known people device. This na something I don do a few times and e no Dey sweet for body at all. E leave you expose somehow via say, you no know watin the other person get on en device, either e don Dey compromise and as such, your details fit Dey mirrored and used for any illicit activity.
To safeguard your accounts, it boils down to more than not logging into your account from another person's device. The mail associated with your forum account can be used to recover your account, so you should be very careful where you log that mail into.Although I'm aware that there might be emergencies whereby your service is not available and you've to log your mail into a foreign device and retrieve some documents on an emergency note, do well to log out and delete the account from there device before handing it over.
Furthermore, normalize checking your email security for the devices where your accounts is logged into and log out devices you don't permit. 2FA is also important so your mail isn't compromised.
Secondly, limit how you make use of free wifi to access your accounts because your login information is very much visible over the network and can be stolen by your network host.
na true things you talk, E get watin happen years ago to my friend, e get one online work we been they do way they give us small small money and this my friend account for that site done grow well well so one day en family brother just login the site con put the boy name and password way en they always use for other things and e open, na so en take hack this my friend account.
Some people they always use one particular username and password for everything them they do, if you no there details for any site you done no other even there Bank details which is very risky, so abeg no do am for your Bitcointalk forum account, use different details now to avoid being hacked.
Some people go just use another person phone use login there Bitcointalk account see abeg no trust anybody no body they trustworthy, if you no get any other option say you really won use another person phone or laptop to use login after you login abeg make sure you log out and after that go charge your password because some people phone and laptop they save passwords immediately you login.
So change am make you no go enter problem way go Con make you lose account you done they build for long time now.
Some people they always use one particular username and password for everything them they do, if you no there details for any site you done no other even there Bank details which is very risky, so abeg no do am for your Bitcointalk forum account, use different details now to avoid being hacked.
Some people go just use another person phone use login there Bitcointalk account see abeg no trust anybody no body they trustworthy, if you no get any other option say you really won use another person phone or laptop to use login after you login abeg make sure you log out and after that go charge your password because some people phone and laptop they save passwords immediately you login.
So change am make you no go enter problem way go Con make you lose account you done they build for long time now.
-Immediately we create account on the forum here, Dey get one place wey go Dey show the E-mail wey we use create the account, e make sense if we hide the email, so that nobody go even sabi d email wey we use not to talk of say dem wan tamper with am. If person no sabi your Email e go hard for am to begin de guess password for the email wey him no know. We fit hide the email for settings (i think the default settings as you create new account de always hide our email).
By default, your email will not show unless you go to account related settings to uncheck it. So after you register, no one can see it email unless you go to account related settings to uncheck 'hide email address from public'. Also it is still good to stake your bitcoin address. Although, if you have the seed phrase or the private key of any old address that you have posted on this forum before, it can also be used. But staking your Bitcointalk address is better as you will know it will serve the purpose of account recovery if hacked. This will also encourage you no to lose the seed phrase or private key.
I know say, certain circumstances Dey make us take certain decisions way we no go like but, e go really Dey nice and helpful if users for this forum no Dey login their account for other persons, either random or known people device. This na something I don do a few times and e no Dey sweet for body at all. E leave you expose somehow via say, you no know watin the other person get on en device, either e don Dey compromise and as such, your details fit Dey mirrored and used for any illicit activity.
Normally newbie suppose know this thing's but newbie wey he head get oil and they quickly dey think go remember all this stuffs when open forum account, nobody go tell me say as he or she wan take enter cryptocurrency matter he or she no know say you gast shine your eyes and be smart, if person no smart the person no suppose enter forum or anything concerning crypto activities, it is very important for us to know that our forum account password need to be protect as we dey protect our seed phrase, although some people go think say wallet seed phrase dey important but I dey see am like the same thing because waiting forum account Don do for some people today them no fit forget am.
As a newbie when engaging on the forum matter you should know there to play and you must be smart in anything you do, the first thing you should do when creating account is to keep your password to yours, don't let anyone to know about it and don't ever think of login in another person phone or system, most especially the email you use to open account, you should always remember that the email is very important, don't use the email for other things or even leave it in your phone, write the email or a paper and your password so that even when your is in another person hand they will not have access to your account, i don't give anybody my phone and no one is close to me that I give my phone because I don't trust anyone.
We go protect our forum account the same way we dey protect our other crypto accounts, like exchange accounts for example. Strong password dey very important, but it must also be unique, e get people wey dey use the the same password for many accounts, na error be that, use only one password per account, and to make things easier for yourself, you fit to use open source password manager to save all of your passwords.
I know say, certain circumstances Dey make us take certain decisions way we no go like but, e go really Dey nice and helpful if users for this forum no Dey login their account for other persons, either random or known people device. This na something I don do a few times and e no Dey sweet for body at all. E leave you expose somehow via say, you no know watin the other person get on en device, either e don Dey compromise and as such, your details fit Dey mirrored and used for any illicit activity.
Dear OP dis things dem wey you talk make sense and na true but na forum account na, actually if person for any reason get access to am, the worse them fit so na to change thw passed make dem dey use am enter campaign collect money but na still your wallet the money dey go. I no dey say make we dey careless Sha because for some of us na our hustle be dis so we need protect am well make e no com affect us after now say we no take care of the hustle well.
Another thing na be say make you no dey login for another person device wey be say dem fit save your login details as that way dem fit get access even without you showing or telling them about your account details.
Another thing na be say make you no dey login for another person device wey be say dem fit save your login details as that way dem fit get access even without you showing or telling them about your account details.
No be lie some people dey make mistake use their username as their passwrod. Account like that go easily dey hacked. If we wan use password make we use password wey they entirely different from our username and make e include one or more capital letters and number for the password. At least make e be 8 characters at least, we fit make am longer. The reason for the 8 letters na be say password guessers go find am difficult to fit guess 8 characters correctly. Another reason na for our own benefits, so that we go fit remember am easily before we go forget out password.
The last time I check, that's not true though. The forum doesn't allow you to use the same username and password and just for some benefit of doubt, you can see the screenshot below.
You are not allow to use the same username characters and email in place of your password. This is just a basic protection and guide from the forum for people who are fond of using the same name and username anytime they want to register on anything on the internet. If you are for instance hack, the hacker will assume that is what you do in most of the websites you register and they will try and access all fit.
Tip for password: Use as many combinations for your password, the many the characters, the difficult for guess even if the hacker try to use program incase they have the complete characters and they try to do some puzzle.
-Immediately we create account on the forum here, Dey get one place wey go Dey show the E-mail wey we use create the account, e make sense if we hide the email, so that nobody go even sabi d email wey we use not to talk of say dem wan tamper with am. If person no sabi your Email e go hard for am to begin de guess password for the email wey him no know. We fit hide the email for settings (i think the default settings as you create new account de always hide our email).
By default, your email will not show unless you go to account related settings to uncheck it. So after you register, no one can see it email unless you go to account related settings to uncheck 'hide email address from public'. Also it is still good to stake your bitcoin address. Although, if you have the seed phrase or the private key of any old address that you have posted on this forum before, it can also be used. But staking your Bitcointalk address is better as you will know it will serve the purpose of account recovery if hacked. This will also encourage you no to lose the seed phrase or private key.
To practice this is very simple, just follow some little steps and you're safe.
1. Don't share your login device with anyone.
2. Don't store you login password online or with any third party entity.
3. Activate 2FA security measure in other to shield over any related attempt for hack.
4. Never leave your sensitive information open to anyone, maintain your privacy.
5. You should not use password manager, be careful of malicious links, sites and any phishing attack means.
1. Don't share your login device with anyone.
2. Don't store you login password online or with any third party entity.
3. Activate 2FA security measure in other to shield over any related attempt for hack.
4. Never leave your sensitive information open to anyone, maintain your privacy.
5. You should not use password manager, be careful of malicious links, sites and any phishing attack means.
I just want to add to your list: Don't use the same password on different sites. For example, the credentials you use on bitcointalk.org should not be used on altcointalks.com. Many hacking cases here in bitcointalk happen because people use the same credentials, which is why they get hacked. Always use unique passwords for different sites this is to enhance your security and reduce the risk of hacking of your bitcointalk account.
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