Just too far at Heritage
Wolf359
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My browser had my password (which they - Heritage - assigned to me nearly 10 years ago). Well today I couldn't log in for some reason so I asked to reset it. Here's what I got - they have changed security procedures:
Passwords are case sensitive, must contain at least 10 characters, and must include three out of the four types of characters: upper case, lower case, numbers, special characters.
Are they out of their minds? This is an auction site, not Fort Knox.
Passwords are case sensitive, must contain at least 10 characters, and must include three out of the four types of characters: upper case, lower case, numbers, special characters.
Are they out of their minds? This is an auction site, not Fort Knox.
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good job!
just make a mnemonic sentence then pull the characters from there.
hurray for higher security.
<< <i>There's a certain point where complicated passwords are useless. >>
probably true, but i hope not too true since most of my passwords look like this:
Y4l.;y)0]'H7di@*3ShW+6u-c.3d[x
<--- look what's behind the mask! - cool link 1/NO ~ 2/NNP ~ 3/NNC ~ 4/CF ~ 5/PG ~ 6/Cert ~ 7/NGC 7a/NGC pop~ 8/NGCF ~ 9/HA archives ~ 10/PM ~ 11/NM ~ 12/ANACS cert ~ 13/ANACS pop - report fakes 1/ACEF ~ report fakes/thefts 1/NCIS - Numi-Classes SS ~ Bass ~ Transcribed Docs NNP - clashed coins - error training - V V mm styles -
a couple of weeks ago !!!
I can't imagine what it must be like for people who don't have good eye sight for reading those things.
JH
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I have seen spam or bot foiling codes you are supposed to enter for privacy or other purposes that are impossible to decipher. You have to try a few times before they let you proceed!
Well, they could always ask a life or death question on the air speed velocity of a swallow? Do you mean an African or a European swallow?
<< <i>I agree this is way to far let me pick my own password >>
Hey now, this is a free country. You can do/say whatever you want long as you stay within the parameters set forth by the SEC, FCC, IRS, and all the other anagrammers!
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We can't answer that question. You will have to address it to Heritage.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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Mine still works; it's "coinman" and still good........
j/k........(but mine still works)
......I collect old stuff......
My stupid bank has a maximum password length (10) and they are too stupid to just chop off the stupid extra characters I type. Idiots!
-KHayse
ps my Heritage password is still the one I made 10-15 years ago. I'm not too worried about someone hacking in and changing the coins I'm tracking.
Are they out of their minds? This is an auction site, not Fort Knox. >>
Unfortunately that is required these days to protect your safety.
The computer should make up a new password and remember it for me each time. Computers are supposed to make our lives easier.
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It remembers all my passwords so I don't have too, and it has no trouble remembering arbitrarily complicated passwords. All I need to remember is the master password.
It's not free, but it's well worth it.
Even supports you Mac fanatics.
I use Roboform Desktop, which is just a one-time charge. They have a product called Roboform Anywhere which supports smart phones and tablets, but it has an annual charge.
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Yes, I know this sounds like a commercial, but I am just a very satisfied user.
For anyone who wants a free solution, look at KeePass2. It's not as convenient as Roboform, but it works.
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I hate those kinds of passwords as well, but we have a HR type website at our workplace where we even have those same kind of password requirements. The stupid thing is there is really nothing that can be done on that website even if someone hacked into it, worse then reviewing someone's job title, etc. You can't make any changes or anything and there is no way from that site to really do any harm, and still they require that.
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True. Then again, we can be certain there's gold at Heritage. Not so sure about Fort Knox.
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<< <i>This is an auction site, not Fort Knox.
True. Then again, we can be certain there's gold at Heritage. Not so sure about Fort Knox. >>
They are getting a little carried away though.
I called to order a catalog. I gave them my customer number and name. I had to "verify" my address, telephone number, and email address.
I pointed out to the guy that he wasn't sending me coins nor money, only a catalog. And I do business with them weekly, so my details needed no verification. No going. It was "policy."
<< <i>This is an auction site, not Fort Knox.
True. Then again, we can be certain there's gold at Heritage. Not so sure about Fort Knox. >>
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