Marmite!! Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) In the interest of Forum Security all members will have to change their passwords, you will get an automatic message requesting this. Please do not use simple passwords like surnames, childrens names, or military phrases like, sherman, grenade, d-day etc. they may be easy to remember but are easy for people to crack. We spend a lot of time keeping the spammers/scammers out of the forum, please don't give them an easy way in. We recommend using an Alpha Numeric password at least 8 characters long (the longer the better). You can use this Free secure password generator to make a strong password. Tick all the boxes for a stronger password. https://secure.pctools.com/guides/password/ Hint: Including numbers and punctuation in a mixed case password will generally create a more secure password, which would be exponentially harder to recover using a brute force password discovery method. You can change your Password at anytime from the User CP or click here http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/profile.php?do=editpassword Edited March 27, 2012 by Marmite!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 I've had a few complaints today that members have had to change their passwords, we're sorry about this. Some passwords are vulnerable to exploitation which may allow a third party to hijack your account. This may lead to your account being used without your knowledge or permission, and actions being performed under your name. Vulnerable accounts can also be bad for the board as a whole as they may enable access for automated tools to spam both the forums and other user accounts. With the recent cyber attack of another military based forum we thought it wise to issue a password re-set for all our members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Not a problem for me Lee. I had been meaning to change it for a while as mine was rather simplistic. At first I panicked as I thought it was a scam/hijack & wondered why I had been singled out. But relieved to find the announcement. Can the password include things like @?&£%!$ etc? I couldn't tell if it would accept them because as you type it in it just displays large dots for the characters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Can the password include things like @?&£%!$ etc? I couldn't tell if it would accept them because as you type it in it just displays large dots for the characters? Yes. tried it & all seem acceptable. If the password was not acceptable I think the system lets you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Daymond Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 No problem at all with this, seems a very sensible thing to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thank you for your understanding! :tup:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Good idea its made me think that some of my other passwords might need changing to something more secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 No problem. I just feared it was some kind of fishing or a hacked forum. Good to see you keep up with security to keep members and the forum safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 From now on, as an extra security measure, you are required to change your password every 180 days. :police: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 And who does the counting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We are still recruiting for that post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 done ! anything to keep us and the forum safe , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianScottish Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is the 180 day password change for real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is the 180 day password change for real? Yes Steve.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianScottish Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks for the confirmation Lee.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 there,s a lot of computer hacking at the moment ive heard of other forums thats been hacked ! some people have got too much time on there hands ! :argh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 there,s a lot of computer hacking at the moment ive heard of other forums thats been hacked ! some people have got too much time on there hands ! :argh: Removing their hands might help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 From the neck down is the easy way. Stops them even thinking about hacking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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