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Bristlebane · Aug 24, 2012, 09:53 PM // 21:53

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Update - Friday, August 24, 2012

Maintenance Update

Increased the maximum password length to 100 characters. Please contact Customer Support if you experience any issues logging in to your account.

Interesting, wonder if any player is actually going to change to a 100 character password? ^_^

spun ducky · Aug 24, 2012, 10:00 PM // 22:00

I will most certainly be switching to a much longer password to make bruteforce attacks completely pointless.

akelarumi · Aug 24, 2012, 10:00 PM // 22:00

hmmmm, maybe, but there was an amount of people saying the current limit (I think it was 16??)was too short. So I think now everyone has enough characters as they feel needed to protect themselfs.

**cosyfiep** · Aug 24, 2012, 10:02 PM // 22:02

100 characters...hope that includes symbols and not just alpha numeric like the old ncsoft system was---

Blu_Haze · Aug 24, 2012, 10:06 PM // 22:06

At first I read that wrong. On first glance I thought it said that they changed the minimum password length to 100 characters.

Nearly fell out of my chair.

Da Kenster · Aug 24, 2012, 11:04 PM // 23:04

As a side note, some further information regarding the change:

If your current password is 15 or fewer characters, you will see no change. However, if you’re currently typing a password that is longer than 15 characters, you will receive an “incorrect password” error message when entering it. The reason for this error is that, until now, Guild Wars has allowed players to enter more than 15 characters in the password field, but only verified the first 15 characters during log-in. Therefore, to access your account after today’s update, you will need to enter no more than the first 15 characters of your existing password. Once logged in, you can opt to change your password, creating one that is up to 100 characters.

projectmercy · Aug 25, 2012, 12:57 AM // 00:57

I'm appreciative of this change. Thanks anet for upping the value. I may not get up to 100, but 15 was far too low for me.

kalian · Aug 25, 2012, 01:27 AM // 01:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu_Haze

At first I read that wrong. On first glance I thought it said that they changed the minimum password length to 100 characters.

Nearly fell out of my chair.

Same!

Hahahaha

jazilla · Aug 25, 2012, 02:10 AM // 02:10

supercalifragilisticexpialadocius?

keithmcm · Aug 25, 2012, 02:58 AM // 02:58

how many words in the gettysburg address?

HigherMinion · Aug 25, 2012, 03:58 AM // 03:58

the recommendation is to make a silly string of numbers/letters/caps and symbol and save to a notepad and encrypt. copypaste each time.

gj you wont get hacked.

Zenzai · Aug 25, 2012, 04:41 AM // 04:41

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday .

Seriously though, 100 characters? How many people would remember that?

Shalazar · Aug 25, 2012, 06:57 AM // 06:57

This allows you to use pass-phrases instead of just plain passwords.

Mintha Syl · Aug 25, 2012, 09:59 AM // 09:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu_Haze

At first I read that wrong. On first glance I thought it said that they changed the minimum password length to 100 characters.

Nearly fell out of my chair.

Same same <.< I was already thinking on how to make something like that and even remember it. Unless you make something like a real sentence but then is easily hackable.

Fay Vert · Aug 25, 2012, 03:13 PM // 15:13

"I have a password that is hard for anyone to brute force attack but is still easy for me to remember"

100 chars

Bristlebane · Aug 25, 2012, 06:33 PM // 18:33

Fay.. don't forget to change your password now that everyone know's it
hehehehe

Kunder · Aug 25, 2012, 06:54 PM // 18:54

There was already protection against brute forcing before, and 16 characters was more than enough to protect you into the far forseeable future. The only change is now when you get keylogged they keylogger will need to report up to a 100 character password.

Main way to prevent account problems is to not use the same password multiple times, not to get a keylogger, and ignore people emailing you saying they are Anet support. This won't change that one bit.

makosi · Aug 25, 2012, 07:33 PM // 19:33

Steamguard is still superior, is it not? Why can't NCSoft or Anet or whoever implement something like that?

Sorceress Star · Aug 25, 2012, 09:13 PM // 21:13

Since I have a keyword generator, I tried changing mine from (what I thought was 16, but actually 15) to 100. Did it very carefully, with copy and paste.

Fail. even tried only 15 of the new one, and backed it off to 99. Still fail.

Reset password back to new 15 and it works fine now.

Your mileage may vary, but beware.

ScoutMATH · Aug 26, 2012, 12:14 AM // 00:14

md5 hashes of 3 strings = 90~ characters