The end of the 4 digit PIN
Dec 21, 19, 3:20 pm
#4
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Reading about this elsewhere new accounts will have to have passwords from creation.
Existing accounts will be able to chose to change but (at present) won't be forced to change to a password.
Passwords muct be at least 8 characters incuding at least 3 from the following upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters
so picking from the first poster 'chrism20' wouldn't be allowed but 'Chrism20' would be as it has upper and lower case letters and numbers.
Existing accounts will be able to chose to change but (at present) won't be forced to change to a password.
Passwords muct be at least 8 characters incuding at least 3 from the following upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters
so picking from the first poster 'chrism20' wouldn't be allowed but 'Chrism20' would be as it has upper and lower case letters and numbers.
Dec 21, 19, 4:12 pm
#6
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Originally Posted by FFlash
Juat tried app, still 4pin
The existing 4 digit pin will still work, you have to physically change it. It doesn’t prompt you to do it.
Dec 21, 19, 10:06 pm
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Just tried it in latest app version and changed it to a strong password. Finally IHG, was about time after years of neglect and raided accounts. This would be worth an announcement instead of some of the upsell / cross sell offers I get every other week.
Thanks to the OP for highlighting.
Thanks to the OP for highlighting.
Dec 23, 19, 3:02 pm
#9
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Originally Posted by demue
Just tried it in latest app version and changed it to a strong password. Finally IHG, was about time after years of neglect and raided accounts. This would be worth an announcement instead of some of the upsell / cross sell offers I get every other week.
Thanks to the OP for highlighting.
Thanks to the OP for highlighting.
Ie, it's no big increase in security if they still accept both!
Dec 23, 19, 10:21 pm
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
Yes, but did you verify that after changing it to a password on the app, the PIN no longer works on the website?
Ie, it's no big increase in security if they still accept both!
Ie, it's no big increase in security if they still accept both!
Jan 7, 20, 10:38 pm
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Originally Posted by demue
And easy to crack by hackers. Convenience over headaches later when your account was cleaned out, I know my pick. YMMV
--Jon
