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Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

How did they fail to cope with it?

I had an answer typed up, but it felt like picking on them rather than explaining the issue. Text is hard. After submitting changes that started 10 indents past the previous line, and had little to no rhyme or reason for subsequent indentation, we asked them to reformat and resubmit. When it became clear that they could not, we reviewed the code itself separately from the indentation and reformatted it ourselves. Mul…

Thanks. Interesting.

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#52
post #50

They should have checked their password with https://inutile.club/estatis/password-security-checker/ . It correctly identifies both “hunter2” and “dolphins” as unsafe.

I don't know how safe it is to enter my password into a site I've never heard of before... Not that I'm accusing them of it, but this is the perfect setup for a phishing scam.

It's a joke site. This is what it looks like: https://i.imgur.com/Sm1IaZO.png

Some people just don't have a sense of humor.

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#53
That comment thread was gold, if only for the link to the most secure password in the world site... [0]

[Disclaimer seeing as the original joke was missed by many - this site link is totally tongue in cheek too. DON'T use the suggested password]

[0] - https://mostsecure.pw/

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#59

That comment thread was gold, if only for the link to the most secure password in the world site... [0] [Disclaimer seeing as the original joke was missed by many - this site link is totally tongue in cheek too. DON'T use the suggested password] [0] - https://mostsecure.pw/

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to mostsecure.pw. SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length. Error code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG

Just me? Is this just too secure™ for Firefox' liking?

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#60

That comment thread was gold, if only for the link to the most secure password in the world site... [0] [Disclaimer seeing as the original joke was missed by many - this site link is totally tongue in cheek too. DON'T use the suggested password] [0] - https://mostsecure.pw/

Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to mostsecure.pw. SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length. Error code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG Just me? Is this just too secure™ for Firefox' liking?

It's just you. It worked fine for me in Firefox.
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