Password Protection: Just a test?
May 24, 2000 | 1:16 pm
#1
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Commander Catcop
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 10,259
Password Protection: Just a test?
A friend of mine told me your Flyertalk password was required to get on LIVE CHAT last night.
I went on Wednesday afternoon. Got on easy.
Was the password thing just a test or a sign of what should come soon?
See, I've boycotted LIVE CHAT becuase of the sick jokes and misuse of my name and identity. I'll spare you my ranting but I want protection before going on again.
I went on Wednesday afternoon. Got on easy.
Was the password thing just a test or a sign of what should come soon?
See, I've boycotted LIVE CHAT becuase of the sick jokes and misuse of my name and identity. I'll spare you my ranting but I want protection before going on again.
May 24, 2000 | 2:12 pm
#2
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Commander Catcop
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 10,259
Ok, when you log in thru my bookmark for the LIVECHAT site, you get asked for a password.
Otherwise if you go on thru the LIVECHAT link on the Bulletin boards or the LIVECHAT section on teh flyertalk.com menu bar... you get on without a password.
OK, LET'S MAKE IT S.O.P (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE!)
SORRY BUT I don't want to be a target again.
[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 05-24-2000).]
Otherwise if you go on thru the LIVECHAT link on the Bulletin boards or the LIVECHAT section on teh flyertalk.com menu bar... you get on without a password.
OK, LET'S MAKE IT S.O.P (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE!)
SORRY BUT I don't want to be a target again.
[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 05-24-2000).]
May 24, 2000 | 7:36 pm
#3
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Well, we're there. My tech guys have the solution you've all asked for and YES, we were testing it. They were waiting for my return from my latest trip to go over with them any details before launching. But truthfully within a day, you can all feel good about your "handles" and your ability to chat - LIVE!
May 24, 2000 | 8:15 pm
#4
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Thanks again Randy! 
May 25, 2000 | 9:01 am
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Randy,
Thanks. I am sure we all appreciate your efforts.
-RKG
Thanks. I am sure we all appreciate your efforts.
-RKG
May 25, 2000 | 10:41 am
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Thanks Randy. I'm anxious to try LIVE CHAT again.
May 25, 2000 | 4:55 pm
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arturo mey gow bak to liv chet ef hes idintitie projected. arturo wuz ther wonse and et awlful wat goe on. et ensult arturo.
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May 26, 2000 | 10:57 am
#9
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We're now live with the fix....talk away and be who you say you are. Welcome back.
May 26, 2000 | 12:35 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boston, MA
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Randy, there is a slight problem with chat, but I e-mailed it directly to you at [email protected] because I don't want any of the "baddies" to take advantage of the problem.
[This message has been edited by BostonBoy (edited 05-26-2000).]
[This message has been edited by BostonBoy (edited 05-26-2000).]
May 26, 2000 | 1:38 pm
#12
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Update: Within an hour I received an e-mail from John at WebFlyer saying the problem has been fixed.
It appears that we are now 100% loophole free.
Enjoy FlyerTalk Live everyone!
It appears that we are now 100% loophole free.
Enjoy FlyerTalk Live everyone!
May 26, 2000 | 6:10 pm
#13
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Make that 99% loophole free. Quoting myself:
Uhhmm, I got bad news for you folks. The security they implemented is trivial to get
around. I'm not that much smarter than the average bear, but I can STILL login as
anyone I want to login as (just did!)
Now I won't divulge the secret, but let's say that as long as they use a third party
chat vendor, it's going to be difficult to protect. It's not *impossible*, but FYI, it
took me ten seconds to get around the current protection.
It's just like car theft; if they want to get around the protection, they will. You just
have to make it very difficult
around. I'm not that much smarter than the average bear, but I can STILL login as
anyone I want to login as (just did!)
Now I won't divulge the secret, but let's say that as long as they use a third party
chat vendor, it's going to be difficult to protect. It's not *impossible*, but FYI, it
took me ten seconds to get around the current protection.
It's just like car theft; if they want to get around the protection, they will. You just
have to make it very difficult
May 26, 2000 | 6:32 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 613
Thanks for not posting the way around it here.
Please e-mail John at Webflyer at [email protected]
He is coordinating the password issue.
On behalf of all FlyerTalkers, thanks dg1!
Please e-mail John at Webflyer at [email protected]
He is coordinating the password issue.
On behalf of all FlyerTalkers, thanks dg1!