When changing mail to an account a confirmation mail should be send to you mail with a link so only when you click that link your mail will be switched.
I think this would be a great update that will reduce hacking to almost 0. What do you think?
update that will prevent hacking
- danuboy
- Forum Irregular
- Posts: 468
- Joined: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:26 am
- ID: 0
-
Nutter
- Forum Irregular
- Posts: 468
- Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:09 am
- ID: 0
- Location: Between Reality and the dream world...
- Contact:
Re: update that will prevent hacking
Jack O'Neill wrote:Would suck if the reason you were changing emails was because you lost the password to your first email
What about that, or you have an option of entering 5 questions only the person would know. I've seen it in another game. Normally to retrieve a password, but to same effect. Either click the link, or answer 5 questions, you have to get 4/5 right.... then you get to enter a new email address without confirmation, except at your new email

-
Nutter
- Forum Irregular
- Posts: 468
- Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:09 am
- ID: 0
- Location: Between Reality and the dream world...
- Contact:
Re: update that will prevent hacking
Jack O'Neill wrote:Then it becomes a game no it should be 5/5 to get to change the email and the questions should be either the info you gave at sign up (such as DOB ect) or questions you chose with answers you chose
I said 4/5 incase you forget one

-
Zeratul
- Elder Administrator
- Posts: 23203
- Joined: Sat May 06, 2006 8:44 am
- Alliance: Lucian Alliance
- Race: Templar
- ID: 7
- Alternate name(s): Hrefna
Reitha - Location: Nivlheim
-
Honours and Awards
Re: update that will prevent hacking
even having the 4/5 would make it quite secure... since then only the owner could really change it... the place to store such would be for example on your computer... or on a piece of paper... the latter would make it very hard for hackers to change email on account...


"Great holy armies shall be gathered and trained to fight all who embrace evil. In the name of the gods, Browsers shall be changed to carry the internet out amongst the peoples and we will spread Firefox to all the unbelievers. The power of the Firefox will be felt far and wide and the wicked users of IE shall be converted to use the true browsers."
Curious about our color? Feel free to ask...
- Obsidian311-
- Forum Irregular
- Posts: 462
- Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:45 am
- ID: 1337
Re: update that will prevent hacking
the only problem i see with doing the E-mail change confirmation is if someone sells their account and then once the Payment clears presses the no button and reclaims the account.
-
Zeratul
- Elder Administrator
- Posts: 23203
- Joined: Sat May 06, 2006 8:44 am
- Alliance: Lucian Alliance
- Race: Templar
- ID: 7
- Alternate name(s): Hrefna
Reitha - Location: Nivlheim
-
Honours and Awards
Re: update that will prevent hacking
there is that problem, but then, admin has never claimed to support account trading... much because it isnt easy to keep safe...


"Great holy armies shall be gathered and trained to fight all who embrace evil. In the name of the gods, Browsers shall be changed to carry the internet out amongst the peoples and we will spread Firefox to all the unbelievers. The power of the Firefox will be felt far and wide and the wicked users of IE shall be converted to use the true browsers."
Curious about our color? Feel free to ask...
- danuboy
- Forum Irregular
- Posts: 468
- Joined: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:26 am
- ID: 0
Re: update that will prevent hacking
Obsidian311- wrote:the only problem i see with doing the E-mail change confirmation is if someone sells their account and then once the Payment clears presses the no button and reclaims the account.
And you say that now it is safe? Give the guy the account and then not recieve any money?
Jack O'Neill wrote:Would suck if the reason you were changing emails was because you lost the password to your first email
It`s better than now anyway.

