My main concerns is security and privacy and the weekend I have time to learn more about them. The thread is born this way, in the weekend.
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Account securityYou can visit the page in 2 ways:
- Profile - Account Related Settings (for password, secret question) / Forum Profile Information (for birthday, location, gender)
- Use the link
PasswordOn the forum, there is a reminder that emphasizes the importance to set up a strong password. Copy and paste the link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;sa=account. You will see the reminder.
Choose password:
For best security, you should use six or more characters with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.
Do you actually set up yours as strong as guided? If you have not yet set it up like that, change yours to a stronger one. If you are still confusing how to set up a good and strong password, I found that topic for you:
[GUIDE] How to Create a Strong/Secure PasswordSecret questionIt is for the past (before
data breach in 2015). Now, you should not use it because
PSA: ACCOUNTS WILL BE LOCKED IF THE SECRET QUESTION IS USED TO RECOVER ITand
Removing Secret Question already with an answer. Like this user:
Busminer account locked, please help to unlockThe forum has its reminder to not use secret question!
Secret Question:
To help retrieve your password, enter a question here with an answer that only you know. Using this feature is not recommended. Anyone who guesses your secret answer will have access to your account. It's like a second password.
Answer:
Choose carefully, you wouldn't want someone guessing your answer!
Captcha bypassCaptcha bypassIf you care about your privacy, you would use Tor but there is annoying problem with Tor: You will have annoying captcha problems. The admin creates the captcha bypass code for each of you. It gives you more convenience to keep using Tor (for your privacy) while don't violate your comfortableness here. You can use the code to surpass captcha issues and log in as without Tor.
Get your code by clicking on the link:
https://bitcointalk.org/captcha_code.phpDisadvantageIf someone else gains access to your unique captcha-bypass link, then they could try to brute-force your password. In that case, you should reset it:
You see the risk so please make sure to secure your captcha bypass code
(store it offline).
Your personal info leak by yourselfWhat you can leak by yourself?
- Email
- Location
- Birthday
- Gender
See the following example and avoid doing the same. When you need help (account locked, banned, etc.), you can create a topic to ask for guide to do next from community. In this process, remember don't post full details of yours. Replace your email address, and other personal info by xxxxxxx, or blur them by Paint, Photoshop, etc.
Such info is needed and can be required by forum admins to recover your account. As vital rules, don't leak your real info on online space.
Risks:Leak them (email, ie.) will put you under attacks of phishing sites, spam emails, etc. It results in risks not only on your forum account but also on your other things (bank accounts, exchange accounts, personal secret things, etc.)
Or how to return account access to this mail xxxxxxxxxxx?
Your Bitcoin Forum ([Suspicious link removed] to xxxxxxxx by IP address xxxxxxxxxxx.
Birthday: set it up and have a birthday cake each year but you
should not set it up or if you set it up, you should not use your real birthday. The same rule for location and gender.
Where to set it up?
There: copy and paste the link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;sa=accounthttps://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=mysuerid;sa=account, replace myuserid to your userid.
(I took the birthday cake image from
BodykeepersStake an addressStake your address to use it as proof of account ownership later.
Which address is used to stake?
- Bitcoin (first priority)
- Ethereum (don't think of it if you can sign a message with Bitcoin wallet).
Ethereum address can be used too but you should always prioritise Bitcoin for your signed message. Additionally, backup that wallet and secure your backup. In future, if your account is hacked, sign a message to prove ownership (from that wallet) is a good evidence to recover your account.
How to sign a message? See following guides
Stake your Bitcoin address hereHow to sign a message?Check seclog and myips pages frequentlyhttps://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php (stores data each 7 days and will be overwritten with new data)
https://bitcointalk.org/myips.php (it does not make sense if you always use Tor)
Account privacyYour logged IPs for the last 30 days:
https://bitcointalk.org/privacy.phpChoose the Limit IP retention for your personal favorite privacy level. Read the
About privacy to have more guide details.
. If you choose it, your Full IP will be stored up to 6 months.
Limit IP retention:
Reduce the retention of your future logged IP addresses. This will make it far more difficult to recover your account if it is ever stolen; make sure that your email address is correct and that you have staked a public key.
Account recoveryPlease bookmark those threads and read them at least once to have knowledge on how recovery process works. And use them just in case your account is locked, hacked, frozen, etc. Follow those guides to recover your account and you have to be patient.