Damn, now I can't login to game. What a "smart" action to cause even more wreckage. Why can't you just allow me to enter and THEN ask to change password? Do you honestly think I remember mail I used to register few years ago? (not even sure if I will be able to remember password of this mailbox or that it exists). Are
On side note, if we speak about security! THIS FORUM does not even uses https. So what? Just some single connection over open wi-fi and it turns out you send your password over the air, well-visible to everyone. Don't you mind at least using HTTPS to make it a bit more secured? Sure, HTTPS is crap but it is better than just shouting password in cleartext to open air, isn't it?!
And bittymacod, his screen shows password cracker which has successfully recovered password. You see, DES uses 56-bit key so it can be brute-forced on modern GPU in foreseeable time, no matter what. Using DES in 2014? Makes no sense at all - DES can't protect anyone from anything these days. On other hand its quite slow.
UPD: found way to change it w/o e-mail crap. On side note, you can't enter anyhow complex password: form only allows 8 chars and alphanumeric password. No even spaces. Ouch.
On side note, if we speak about security! THIS FORUM does not even uses https. So what? Just some single connection over open wi-fi and it turns out you send your password over the air, well-visible to everyone. Don't you mind at least using HTTPS to make it a bit more secured? Sure, HTTPS is crap but it is better than just shouting password in cleartext to open air, isn't it?!
And bittymacod, his screen shows password cracker which has successfully recovered password. You see, DES uses 56-bit key so it can be brute-forced on modern GPU in foreseeable time, no matter what. Using DES in 2014? Makes no sense at all - DES can't protect anyone from anything these days. On other hand its quite slow.
UPD: found way to change it w/o e-mail crap. On side note, you can't enter anyhow complex password: form only allows 8 chars and alphanumeric password. No even spaces. Ouch.