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#1 2009-12-20 00:22:33
PLz make the site more secure
hello scratch team if u read it,
recently dream-caster was hacked and chances shows many others will be cracked i just want to say that plz increase the security level of the site can we make it close to gmail
fanofcena (any one who view bump it as i want scratch team to read this)
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#3 2009-12-20 11:24:14
- technoguyx
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Re: PLz make the site more secure
If DC was hacked (I doubt he did, TBH), then his password wasn't secure. Not the Scratch Team's fault.
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#4 2009-12-20 11:42:14
Re: PLz make the site more secure
Maybe this DC person is just a jerk. The site's security is just fine.
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#5 2009-12-20 11:46:17
- Lucario621
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Re: PLz make the site more secure
archmage wrote:
Maybe this DC person is just a jerk. The site's security is just fine.
Exactly. He didn't get hacked... and he's a jerk :3
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#6 2009-12-20 12:12:09
Re: PLz make the site more secure
Just saying, I don't see an https protocol when logging in.
Does the Scratch team even have an SSL certificate?
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#7 2009-12-20 13:06:46
Re: PLz make the site more secure
I think the scratch team is kinda at their limit for security stuff, even if they do up the security a hacker could still get in, some guy managed to hack facebook and shut it down for several hours
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#8 2009-12-20 14:23:45
Re: PLz make the site more secure
dingdong wrote:
I think the scratch team is kinda at their limit for security stuff, even if they do up the security a hacker could still get in, some guy managed to hack facebook and shut it down for several hours
I thought that was Twitter?
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#10 2009-12-20 16:50:41
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#11 2009-12-20 19:39:39
Re: PLz make the site more secure
ThePCKid wrote:
Ssl?
A secure connection, HTTPS (as in an https:// prefix)
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#12 2009-12-20 19:50:01
Re: PLz make the site more secure
gershmer wrote:
ThePCKid wrote:
Ssl?
A secure connection, HTTPS (as in an https:// prefix)
I mean What does it stand for?
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#13 2009-12-20 20:02:26
Re: PLz make the site more secure
ThePCKid wrote:
gershmer wrote:
ThePCKid wrote:
Ssl?
A secure connection, HTTPS (as in an https:// prefix)
I mean What does it stand for?
HTTPS - HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
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#14 2009-12-21 00:47:07
- Jonathanpb
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Re: PLz make the site more secure
The Scratch Website is perfectly fine. You can't prevent hackers from trying to hack accounts, that's the problem. If Dream-Caster did get hacked (I'm not taking any sides here), maybe he had a password that was too easy to guess.
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#15 2009-12-21 01:10:46
Re: PLz make the site more secure
I don't think he got hacked, but like Jonathanpb, I don't want to take sides. But I saw that someone checked his SuperSherbet site, and saw that Dream-Caster made a thread about quitting.
However, if he did get hacked, maybe he got hacked on one site and used the same password on the other - that would have helped the hacker.
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#16 2009-12-21 02:35:31
Re: PLz make the site more secure
Attention! Everybody is getting the definition of 'hack' incorrect. Having your account hacked is different to someone finding out your password. If you hack something then you use special third party programs to get into a site. This is usually done to get into people's bank accounts and stuff, so you can steal money, not to get into a kids website.
Someone may have guessed his password, or maybe he did quit, but it's very unlikely that his account was hacked.
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#17 2009-12-21 07:15:51
Re: PLz make the site more secure
If you get cracked, it is your fault. You are the one that set the password. You are responsible for your account. If you don't want to be cracked, then use a good password. If you want more security for your account, change it every week or every month or every two weeks. It is your fault for what happens to your account.
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#19 2010-03-30 16:09:44
- TheGameMaster1231
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Re: PLz make the site more secure
1. The Security Is Perfectly Fine On The Scratch Website, It's Your Password.
2. Dream-Caster WASN'T Hacked! Why Does Everyone Think He Was?
3. There Is No 3!
4. Same As 3 Except We're Talking About 4 This Time.
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#20 2010-03-30 18:18:54
- Paddle2See
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Re: PLz make the site more secure
Weak passwords are usually the problem...
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/gobo/841548
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