BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | Godaddy Passwords - Have They Gone Insane? I have a couple of domains registered at GoDaddy -- apparently they've gone insane and will now require even casual domain holders to change their passwords every six months!
That is one of the stupidest and counterproductive of the old security best (mal) practices. It leads to nothing but trouble. Many people are not in the habit of visiting their registrar on a regular basis.
Unbelievable. Have others gotten that e-mail this week? It doesn't appear to be a phishing attempt...
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I don't like the new policy either. If I want to change my password every 6 months I am perfectly capable of doing it.
Hell I only log in once a year. So every time I log in I am going to have to set a new password that will expire the next time I log in. |
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Other than the weak webmail interface whats wrong with godaddy? Oh and not being able to use imap unless you pay an arm and leg for it. Guess I could move email to google.
I usually pay no more than $7.xx for domain renewals always wait for the 20% to 30$ discounts. |
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 Boomer86never say roadkillPremium
join:2002-10-18
Walden, NY | reply to B
Inconvenient perhaps, but certainly NOT insane.
The IT department @ work makes us change passwords on the network every THREE months, and we can't re-use the last twelve passwords used previous.
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| In my opinion this is a horrible practice people are bound to then forget the password and are more likley to write it down or use a simpler password...my bank does this ever 3 months you need to change it I absolutley hate it |
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 r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
join:2001-11-14
Katy, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
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 ·row44
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said by Boomer86:Inconvenient perhaps, but certainly NOT insane. The IT department @ work makes us change passwords on the network every THREE months, and we can't re-use the last twelve passwords used previous. Just add the numeber of the month to your password.
password1, password2, ..., password12
Changing passwords is pointless.
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 wilbilt Pronto ResurrectedPremium
join:2004-01-11
Oroville, CA | reply to B
Trying to educate our users on password security has proved fruitless.
They won't change them, share them, etc.
Just waiting for the other shoe to drop here.
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 wapuBroadband RangerPremium
join:2001-09-05
Boca Raton, FL
·Comcast
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This has nothing to do with security. This is getting millions of people to visit their site more than once a year. When you get the email about the password, it is not "SPAM" and if even 1/2 the people go and change it right then, that is a ton of traffic being driven to their site.
You think the password policy is insane, try stopping the domains by proxy service. I had to fax a copy of my Drivers License to them to get my user name 5 days later and then another 2 days to get the password. It felt so 1990's.
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| said by wapu:You think the password policy is insane, try stopping the domains by proxy service. I had to fax a copy of my Drivers License to them to get my user name 5 days later and then another 2 days to get the password. It felt so 1990's. Don't get me started with Domains by Proxy. Had a few domains in there, lost the password (it was a random generated password with 1Password that had mysteriously disappeared). Was able to get access through the email, but I wanted to transfer the name elsewhere and the only way to get access to it was by sending in my driver's license and all that crap. |
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 GbcueAlmost P.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | reply to B
Re: Godaddy Passwords - Have They Gone Insane? I've never had to change my account password. |
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BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | It's a new policy (that's why I'm upset) -- I just received the e-mail notification today.
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 TOTCI only exist to make you cryPremium
join:2001-05-16
Van Nuys, CA | reply to B
I've only changed them once, because when I started service with them in 2002 I thought of the dumbest passwords like 1337hax0radmin so it was not the easiest to remember when in 1 yr I had grown to a more mature person.
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 pcdebbRIP dadkinsPremium
join:2000-12-03
Brandon, FL
kudos:4 | reply to B
didnt get an email here |
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JoelC707Premium
join:2002-07-09
Stone Mountain, GA
kudos:4 | reply to B
I didn't get that email but that doesn't mean I won't get it soon. I tend to agree with you though, if you are only using them as a registrar you are going to be going to their site at most, once a year roughly. And that's only if you renew for one year at a time. |
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 runnoftPremium
join:2003-10-14
Deerfield, IL
kudos:1
·Comcast
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One of my banks requires frequent password changes for their online access, too, and yes, it is very annoying and nanny-stateish.
Another bank I do business with stopped requiring frequent password changes a few years ago because of customer complaints. |
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Godaddy uses Windows for their infrastructure..... That alone made me switch to a better registrar. |
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 koitsuPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
kudos:14 | reply to Sir Meowmix III
said by Sir Meowmix III :
If you're registering with GoDaddy you've created your own problem.
Why not consider a transfer to a better registrar?
Because there really isn't a thing as a "better" registrar.
Go with whatever registrar meets your requirements. My requirements are fairly strict, and there isn't a registrar out there who can meet them all -- so I had to make sacrifices. |
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| said by koitsu:said by Sir Meowmix III :
If you're registering with GoDaddy you've created your own problem.
Why not consider a transfer to a better registrar?
Because there really isn't a thing as a "better" registrar. Go with whatever registrar meets your requirements. My requirements are fairly strict, and there isn't a registrar out there who can meet them all -- so I had to make sacrifices. In the context, we are speaking about GoDaddy, not all registrars which meet the criteria. I would assert to say that most registrars are going to be better than GoDaddy. Hell, I'd even go with Enom.
I don't publish valid WHOIS, screw ICANN, I'm not going to have some fool calling me or spamming based on my domain WHOIS information. I don't use proxy WHOIS services either.
I'd be curious to see exactly what ICANN gets from 3rd party registrars. |
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