security update

TheNightfly · 04-02-2009, 08:15:55 PM

"As part of a security update, NameDrive has changed the password for
your login to access our system.

From now on, we will require you to change your passwords every 90 days
as part of good security practices.

To gain access to your account and to retrieve your new password, please
click the following link.

Send Password

The new password will be sent to the email you use to login to NameDrive."

Ok good stuff & overdue . . . . but how long do I have to wait to receive the email ? - it's now a good 30 mins and counting

Mark

NameDriver · 04-02-2009, 08:27:53 PM

Hi Mark,

The mails are sent immediately. I suggest you check your spam filter. If it is not there, PM me and I will send it to your email.

Ed

TheNightfly · 04-02-2009, 10:26:15 PM

Hi Ed

Thanks for your prompt & courteous PM

Mark

mally · 04-02-2009, 10:38:11 PM

Quote:

From now on, we will require you to change your passwords every 90 days
as part of good security practices.

Nope, i'd disagree! all it ends up being is password1 then 2 then 3 then 4 and so on.

My password at work changes every month, what a farce!!

NameDriver · 04-02-2009, 10:48:47 PM

Mally, if NameDrive change your password, it will always be completely randomised.

If a user changes their own name, it is up to them to choose something secure.

I, for one, know from services that I use that it may sometimes be irritating to have to change your password, however, I am aware that some ND users have not changed their NameDrive passwords for the 3.5 years that their accounts have been active.

Even changing it minimally by adding one or two numbers to the end is more secure than keeping the same password for ever.

I hope this explains our actions.

Ed

retired_member9 · 05-02-2009, 01:15:11 AM

Hope NameDrive wasn't hacked.

And there is no e-mail for me either.

FC Domains · 05-02-2009, 08:31:26 AM

This is just an annoyance.

I've had the same password on Namedrive for years. It's ten mixed characters, I use it nowhere else and it's not written down.
What's the advantage to changing it? And why do Namedrive feel the need to force me.

fish · 05-02-2009, 09:57:54 AM

I find it hard to believe that ppl are complaining about having to change their password

Just because you have had no problems with a password that you've kept the same for years doesn't render it bullet proof - It is a good and sensible practice to change it every so often. You'd be the first to complain if someone compromised your account through PW guessing or such.

Well done to ND for upping the security policy of the site (and it's users).

Fish

FC Domains · 05-02-2009, 10:34:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fish

Just because you have had no problems with a password that you've kept the same for years doesn't render it bullet proof - It is a good and sensible practice to change it every so often.

That didn't answer the question, why is it sensible practice?

Why is a new password more secure than the old one?

fish · 05-02-2009, 10:49:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FC Domains

That didn't answer the question, why is it sensible practice?

Why is a new password more secure than the old one?

Quite simply, in case your password has been compromised either through external sources or internal abuse by employees

04-02-2009, 08:15:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheNightfly Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saddleworth Posts: 90 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	security update "As part of a security update, NameDrive has changed the password for your login to access our system. From now on, we will require you to change your passwords every 90 days as part of good security practices. To gain access to your account and to retrieve your new password, please click the following link. Send Password The new password will be sent to the email you use to login to NameDrive." Ok good stuff & overdue . . . . but how long do I have to wait to receive the email ? - it's now a good 30 mins and counting Mark

04-02-2009, 08:27:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
NameDriver NameDrive Staff Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 729 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Hi Mark, The mails are sent immediately. I suggest you check your spam filter. If it is not there, PM me and I will send it to your email. Ed __________________ Email: Craig@namedrive.com

04-02-2009, 10:48:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
NameDriver NameDrive Staff Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 729 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Mally, if NameDrive change your password, it will always be completely randomised. If a user changes their own name, it is up to them to choose something secure. I, for one, know from services that I use that it may sometimes be irritating to have to change your password, however, I am aware that some ND users have not changed their NameDrive passwords for the 3.5 years that their accounts have been active. Even changing it minimally by adding one or two numbers to the end is more secure than keeping the same password for ever. I hope this explains our actions. Ed __________________ Email: Craig@namedrive.com

05-02-2009, 08:31:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
FC Domains Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,060 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 62)	This is just an annoyance. I've had the same password on Namedrive for years. It's ten mixed characters, I use it nowhere else and it's not written down. What's the advantage to changing it? And why do Namedrive feel the need to force me. __________________ Colin FC Domains Domains drop-caught and sold at wholesale prices

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04-02-2009, 10:26:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheNightfly Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saddleworth Posts: 90 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	Hi Ed Thanks for your prompt & courteous PM Mark

05-02-2009, 01:15:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
retired_member9 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 522 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (80% / 3)	Hope NameDrive wasn't hacked. And there is no e-mail for me either.

05-02-2009, 09:57:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
fish Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,316 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	I find it hard to believe that ppl are complaining about having to change their password Just because you have had no problems with a password that you've kept the same for years doesn't render it bullet proof - It is a good and sensible practice to change it every so often. You'd be the first to complain if someone compromised your account through PW guessing or such. Well done to ND for upping the security policy of the site (and it's users). Fish

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