password change - where to find

[vlom]

hi

i often read about checking when the password of an account was changed. but i could not find it. thanks for helping me.

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[Jhanzo]

hi

i often read about checking when the password of an account was changed. but i could not find it. thanks for helping me.

https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php
The trust page will show a message too if a user changed their password in the last 3 days.  Or 30 days if they changed their password through email.

[devthedev]

Of course! You can see the notification on the user's trust page as shown below.

[vlom]

thank you. but it looks like i lost the trust button an can't see the "trust-rating" of an user anymore.



or i am totally confused today.

[Lutpin]

thank you. but it looks like i lost the trust button an can't say the "trust-rating" of an user anymore.

Marketplace trust isn't shown in discussion sections like Meta.

Go to one of your latest posts here and you will see the trust links.
Else, just visit the users profile and go to their trust page from there.

[vlom]

ahh, thats why. danke vielmals.

[zahra4577]

Why password change is shown to everyone? I mean what purpose does it serves to tell everyone that X user has changed his/her password in YY period of time? isn't it a good practice to keep our password changing frequently or this doesn't apply to this forum?

[devthedev]

Why password change is shown to everyone? I mean what purpose does it serves to tell everyone that X user has changed his/her password in YY period of time? isn't it a good practice to keep our password changing frequently or this doesn't apply to this forum?

Trust is tied to the original owner, therefore if the account is compromised or sold it could pose a risk to others. It serves as a warning and a reminder to request signed communication from the other party, especially if the user is acting out of the norm.

[Joel_Jantsen]

Why password change is shown to everyone? I mean what purpose does it serves to tell everyone that X user has changed his/her password in YY period of time? isn't it a good practice to keep our password changing frequently or this doesn't apply to this forum?

I'll explain it to you in as simple terms as I can.

Consider a situation :
You agreed for a trade over 10 bitcoins with someone in bitcointalk.It's obvious you wouldn't know them personally so all you have to trust is the bitcointalk account.
Next day,your account gets hacked,your details are changed and hacker immediately messages your trader guy as an imposter and redirects bitcoins to his address.

Two situations :
1.If password change wouldn't be visible to anyone.
Other trader party would never know if there is someone else behind your account.
They will give no second thoughts since there is nothing suspicious about it.Only after the hack and money transfer when original account holder  posts from a new account you'd realized you have been ripped off.

2.If password change is visible [the current scenario].
Before the trade,change in sudden plans or address changes would quickly give you hint to check out their profile to see if the password has changed.If it's changed,you'd be extra careful sending them coins.If smart enough,you can ask for a signed message from the oldest staked address.Saves you from lot of potential scams.

[zahra4577]

Why password change is shown to everyone? I mean what purpose does it serves to tell everyone that X user has changed his/her password in YY period of time? isn't it a good practice to keep our password changing frequently or this doesn't apply to this forum?

I'll explain it to you in as simple terms as I can.

Consider a situation :
You agreed for a trade over 10 bitcoins with someone in bitcointalk.It's obvious you wouldn't know them personally so all you have to trust is the bitcointalk account.
Next day,your account gets hacked,your details are changed and hacker immediately messages your trader guy as an imposter and redirects bitcoins to his address.

Two situations :
1.If password change wouldn't be visible to anyone.
Other trader party would never know if there is someone else behind your account.
They will give no second thoughts since there is nothing suspicious about it.Only after the hack and money transfer when original account holder  posts from a new account you'd realized you have been ripped off.

2.If password change is visible [the current scenario].
Before the trade,change in sudden plans or address changes would quickly give you hint to check out their profile to see if the password has changed.If it's changed,you'd be extra careful sending them coins.If smart enough,you can ask for a signed message from the oldest staked address.Saves you from lot of potential scams.

Thanks for this explanation but isn't escrow used to avoid scams and even is such situations, escrow must ascertain the identity of both parties before releasing the funds?
Second we do not usually check the log to see which user has changed the password or not before dealing.
Like me,I didn't even know that such feature exist