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If you opened a paypal account before you were 18, close it now.
ßlöükfáce:
i made my original account when i was like 17, then i ran into that "prove yo stuff" thing that they make people do sometimes
i had tried to enable the add money option after my 18th bday
i called them and then after an info exchange they said to close my account because i made it underage but that i could make another one since i was 18 at that point
whatever i guess
RedGajin:
--- Quote from: Ipquarx on April 30, 2017, 05:05:29 PM ---Even if you're trying words in general, it's still very secure. A bruteforce attack, if the attacker knew it was in the form of 4 english dictionary words with some form of separator (Which would be hard for them to come across), would still have
around 10^20 passwords to guess before they found it.
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yeah while that might seem like a lot, having 4 words with no special characters or numbers is not very secure at all. a dictionary attack is the most basic way to gain access to someones credentials, and if someone gained access to the database where it was stored (assuming they aren't hashed), it wouldn't take long for someone to gain access to your account (and others like it). its generally good practice to use randomized password generators that create long passwords with randomized characters (numbers, special characters, spacing), or having your own algorithm for making a secure password
Headcrab Zombie:
--- Quote from: RedGajin on April 30, 2017, 11:50:48 PM ---and if someone gained access to the database where it was stored (assuming they aren't hashed)
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...if someone gains access to a database of unhashed passwords, then it doesn't matter how good your password is
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sorry about the bump but
--- Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on April 30, 2017, 08:31:27 PM ---PayPal/alternatives are good if you need an easy way to receive money, especially as a freelancer.
The only time I buy stuff with PayPal is art commissions from freelance artists. For regular stores (like the examples you gave), just get a debit card. You need one anyways to link to PayPal.
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thanks for the advice but i was asking if circle, for example, uses services like paypal to exchange credit and money. probably misinterpreted the question a little
RedGajin:
--- Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on April 30, 2017, 11:51:59 PM ---...if someone gains access to a database of unhashed passwords, then it doesn't matter how good your password is
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i guess i worded that weird lol, i was just adding on that if the passwords were encrypted within the database (not hashed) itd still be easy to decrypt them