New Year = New Password (...and new you, too!) - page 2.

cafter

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I would like to share how i securely generate passwords and store it, but i don't set passwords regularly like after some months.
first I add much different characters i find as i can on keyboard then make around 14-16 character long, adding some words and numbers to it and write that onto a paper and store in somewhat difficult to access.. place.
or for low security and quick password generating i use free password generator online,: i use this site: https://www.avast.com/en-in/random-password-generator

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As to New Years resolutions - I tend not to make any but am keen to hear what yours are. In the past, I've tried reading all those books that have been gifted to me over the years. Read some of them, but not all. Anyone make weight loss resolutions or quite drugs/smoking/vaping/drinking and fail miserably?

I will make resolution of getting out of my comfort zone and socialize and make friends, because i am too shy.

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Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

Besides, how many times do you have your bank or email account (or work for that matter) "suggesting" you change your password? Quite often I would imagine.

Gmail never suggests me to change password, unless I change device or give some app permission for email account and you know we get that notification, "Not you? change your password."

With banks there have been few occurances, but I only change if it's mandatory Grin

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Set your password to ten to twelve characters - but not ones that are only found on your phone (otherwise you'll be stuck logging on on you cell phone) - source a random password generator app and don't use words or phone numbers/birthdays. (which app do you use?)

Yep, password manager ftw, and I use keepass. Used to use lastpass, after it's frequent hacks, I moved.

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As to New Years resolutions - I tend not to make any but am keen to hear what yours are. In the past, I've tried reading all those books that have been gifted to me over the years. Read some of them, but not all. Anyone make weight loss resolutions or quite drugs/smoking/vaping/drinking and fail miserably?

I don't either cause if you make one, there is chance to fail. If you don't there is no chance fail, amirite?

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What about home renovations? Or getting in contact with long lost family members or old flames?

Home renovation, yep. Depends on money flow, may the crypto gods be with us!

Chivas Regal

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Cheers!

Quote from: tread93 on December 29, 2023, 08:50:20 PM

If you're considering changing your Btalk password be warned that everytime you do this BPIP can see that and show the whole world the exact date and time you changed your password lol. Just FYI. I think a lot of people probably are not aware of this fact so that is also the main reason why I am bringing that up.

Yes, I can see on that website that I have "woken up" a number of times which is more that I lurk and only come on from time to time to make a comment or ask a question, so no big deal - there will probably be more slumbers from time to time.

I've also been reading about staking an address, but opinions are mixed and it looks to be very inconclusive given the anecdotal evidence that staked addresses are sold with accounts. Some users suspect an account has changed hands when nothing more than a password has been changed. If there was a way to show that my account had 2FA enabled, then that would go a long way to silencing any doubters that all I'm intending to do is change my password to beef-up my security at the end of the year.

Can I ask those who have said they don't even write their passwords down on a scrap of paper they keep safely at home why they are relying on just their memories for a jumble of a dozen characters?

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Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

Happy New Year Everyone!

I've been thinking for a while now that it's probably time to change my password.

You can do this anytime you think your account was compromised or if you log in to a public PC changing your password is any time when its necessary not just for an occasion.

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Set your password to ten to twelve characters - but not ones that are only found on your phone (otherwise you'll be stuck logging on on you cell phone) - source a random password generator app and don't use words or phone numbers/birthdays.

Be sure that you can always remember the password that you've used and you alone know that password

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What about home renovations? Or getting in contact with long lost family members or old flames?

You can do that anytime it doesn't have to be on New Year, people might think that you're doing this because of New Year do so when you feel that you want to see them and that's anytime.

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Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

I've been thinking for a while now that it's probably time to change my password. Then, when I logged back in I see 2FA is now a thing so I thought I'd make the suggestion that others consider changing their passwords.

No, changing your password regularly is not a recommended practice by many security experts. In fact, it can make things less secure. People who change passwords a lot sometimes use simpler ones or reuse passwords across sites and both bad ideas. Best to use strong passwords. And only change when there's a reason, like a breach somewhere else you used the same password. No reason to regularly change just because.

Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

Besides, how many times do you have your bank or email account (or work for that matter) "suggesting" you change your password? Quite often I would imagine.

Actually, I've never received an email from my email provider or bank advising me to change my password. Unless, of course, it was a preventative measure implemented following a security breach.

I found this on the Google Help pages:

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Asked to change your Google Account password
If there’s suspicious activity in your Google Account or we detect that your password has been stolen, we may ask you to change your password. By changing your password, you help make sure that only you can use your account.

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/98564?hl=en

Mr.suevie

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Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

Happy New Year Everyone!

I've been thinking for a while now that it's probably time to change my password. Then, when I logged back in I see 2FA is now a thing so I thought I'd make the suggestion that others consider changing their passwords. Besides, how many times do you have your bank or email account (or work for that matter) "suggesting" you change your password? Quite often I would imagine.

Set your password to ten to twelve characters - but not ones that are only found on your phone (otherwise you'll be stuck logging on on you cell phone) - source a random password generator app and don't use words or phone numbers/birthdays. (which app do you use?)

As to New Years resolutions - I tend not to make any but am keen to hear what yours are. In the past, I've tried reading all those books that have been gifted to me over the years. Read some of them, but not all. Anyone make weight loss resolutions or quite drugs/smoking/vaping/drinking and fail miserably?

What about home renovations? Or getting in contact with long lost family members or old flames?

I don't know about you but I feel messing or always changing my password can lead to me actually forgetting the password except if I wrote it down somewhere and that's what I don't really like too except of course for the seed phrase of my wallet Grin

don't want to be messing around with that. But to be frank there's is no reason for this thread because your password change should be something that's confidencial to you and not the whole community to know about or are you indirectly telling us something else 🤔🤔

Richbased

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Quote from: PX-Z on December 29, 2023, 06:25:12 PM

No, although it's recommended to frequently change passwords but i still push how long and strong password combination is the most important.
As for the 2fa, the secret key should be saved to a safe place just like how important password and private key/seed is.

I see no reason why one should be changing password regularly but it it recommended to use a more complex characters combination to generate your passwords rather than changing password oftenly and changing password frequently can also pose a distrust because it will look as if the account have been compromised and since the password changes is visible to all in bpip.org it will be difficult to trust such a user, moreover the introduction of 2FA is also an additional security to enhance a safe account security measure.

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I've never changed my password since joining, I thought it was strong enough and only in my brain, it's been 6 years. Plus I'm counting on recovering an account with a staked address, the security of my account depends on how I guard the privatekey. If you think I'm bad, don't do like me.

hd49728

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Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

I've been thinking for a while now that it's probably time to change my password. Then, when I logged back in I see 2FA is now a thing so I thought I'd make the suggestion that others consider changing their passwords. Besides, how many times do you have your bank or email account (or work for that matter) "suggesting" you change your password? Quite often I would imagine.

I dislike it. If I use a strong password, secure it well, I don't have need to change it after 3 months or 6 months.

Banks and their policies to force users to change password like this, can cause their users to set up a new password which is nearly similar to a previous password, with minor change. This practice does not help to secure any account.

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Set your password to ten to twelve characters - but not ones that are only found on your phone (otherwise you'll be stuck logging on on you cell phone) - source a random password generator app and don't use words or phone numbers/birthdays. (which app do you use?)

GUIDE] How to Create a Strong/Secure Password
Are your passwords in the green?

tread93

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If you're considering changing your Btalk password be warned that everytime you do this BPIP can see that and show the whole world the exact date and time you changed your password lol. Just FYI. I think a lot of people probably are not aware of this fact so that is also the main reason why I am bringing that up.

PX-Z

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No, although it's recommended to frequently change passwords but i still push how long and strong password combination is the most important.
As for the 2fa, the secret key should be saved to a safe place just like how important password and private key/seed is.

EL MOHA

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Quote from: Chivas Regal on December 29, 2023, 05:31:49 PM

Set your password to ten to twelve characters - but not ones that are only found on your phone (otherwise you'll be stuck logging on on you cell phone) - source a random password generator app and don't use words or phone numbers/birthdays. (which app do you use?)

Although password are suppose to be something that shouldn’t be easy to crack down easily by others i will say it is not something I will advice one to over do. First red flag is to rely on password generators online rather do a self password and use characters, uppercase and small letters and numbers. Do not use specialized keyboards to create or write down passwords. But overall I think the problem of worrying too much about passwords to the forum has reduce to me, the 2FA is added advantage and also the staking of one’s bitcoin address is another. A little tip if your account is permanently logged in try to sometimes log out to log in so that you can remember the password one or more time. But be advice that the best place to save passwords is offline in a secure place

Chivas Regal

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Cheers!

Happy New Year Everyone!

I've been thinking for a while now that it's probably time to change my password. Then, when I logged back in I see 2FA is now a thing so I thought I'd make the suggestion that others consider changing their passwords. Besides, how many times do you have your bank or email account (or work for that matter) "suggesting" you change your password? Quite often I would imagine.

Set your password to ten to twelve characters - but not ones that are only found on your phone (otherwise you'll be stuck logging on on you cell phone) - source a random password generator app and don't use words or phone numbers/birthdays. (which app do you use?)

As to New Years resolutions - I tend not to make any but am keen to hear what yours are. In the past, I've tried reading all those books that have been gifted to me over the years. Read some of them, but not all. Anyone make weight loss resolutions or quite drugs/smoking/vaping/drinking and fail miserably?

What about home renovations? Or getting in contact with long lost family members or old flames?

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