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Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:26 pm
by browserice
Only at Ryzom.com and only in the Ryzom game that I am restricted to 8 characters maximum password. In all other places and games I play, there is (for as far as I know) no limit to the length of the password.

As effect, I often type it without remembering the length restriction because when I had first chosen, I had picked something which is easy for me to remember and longer then 8 characters. So I sometimes have to retype it because I remembered the limitation.

It would be a security increase if the password was longer.

So I recommand that this is changed.

Also, the fact that I cannot use the "_" in my name is very annoying as I use the same player name in every games and every forum I use.

Re: Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:37 am
by r1vver
8 characters? ICQ service (ICQ instant messenger) passwords are restricted to 8 characters maximum.
And if your password is not like "12345678" or "qwerty" or "password" it's good enough.
BTW, how long will it take to bruteforce a password that looks like "6*y!@H7G"?
So, it's not so bad with maximum lenght, but it's will be better if new owner add punctuation symbols ;)

P.S. And check this, may be it's time to change password?
The Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time

Re: Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:55 am
by whiterider
Yick, no ASCII or numbers in names, ta. Spaces, though, would be nice.
And you don't have to retype the pword ingame - any characters beyond 8 are just ignored. If your password is monkey12 and you type monkey12istotallyadrugsmuggler, it'll still accept it.

Re: Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:49 pm
by kalindra
Spaces, - and Apostrophes would be nice... (Especially for Trykers and Zorais)

Re: Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:33 am
by setstyle
Agreed, as well as the ï character by extension.

While 8 characters does seem a bit short for a password limit nowadays, it's still sufficient, especially for a game with such a manageable membership. (At least keyloggers go for worthwhile WoW accounts instead. :p ) Sure, my passwords are traditionally longer, but the limit just required something tailored for the game. It can't hurt your online security to have different passwords for each application anyway.

Re: Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:52 pm
by whiterider
I actually used a nine character pword for an alt acct and didn't realise for months that it was longer than the limit. :p

Re: Recommandation: password longer the 8 characters !!!

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:45 pm
by raven41
r1vver wrote:8 characters? ICQ service (ICQ instant messenger) passwords are restricted to 8 characters maximum.
And if your password is not like "12345678" or "qwerty" or "password" it's good enough.
BTW, how long will it take to bruteforce a password that looks like "6*y!@H7G"?
So, it's not so bad with maximum lenght, but it's will be better if new owner add punctuation symbols ;)

P.S. And check this, may be it's time to change password?
The Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time

lol! My name is #14 on the worst passwords list

And none of the passwords I use are on there! yay me!