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by askmike
Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:43 am
Forum: Project Development
Topic: Advertise on my "Realtime Bitcoin Globe" visualization website
Replies: 2
Views: 2058

Re: Advertise on my "Realtime Bitcoin Globe" visualization website

I am talking with an interested party now (through this forum). But for now I've temporarily enabled google adsense on the website.
by askmike
Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Forum sends password in plain text over email
Replies: 7
Views: 4693

Re: Forum sends password in plain text over email

2FA only helps in preventing people to break in in your email account.

I am not feeling I am getting my point across in this discussion about 2FA and "you should change your password anyway":

Let me put it this way: I am system developer, I would never design password reset functionality that ...
by askmike
Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Development & Technical Discussion
Topic: Technical Input Requested
Replies: 7
Views: 3277

Re: Technical Input Requested

I think it is very cool that when a client is talking co-signing payments you are thinking about multisig! I am a developer and this is how I see it:

Bitcoin's Multisig is an (example of multi-signature crypto which is an) implementation of co-signing in the blockchain, the big advantage is that it ...
by askmike
Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:03 pm
Forum: Project Development
Topic: Advertise on my "Realtime Bitcoin Globe" visualization website
Replies: 2
Views: 2058

Advertise on my "Realtime Bitcoin Globe" visualization website

In the beginning of 2014 I created a 3d web visualisation displaying all 0-conf transactions and new found blocks happening in the Bitcoin network in realtime:

Realtime Bitcoin Globe

The project now has a steady stream of monthly visitors due to the attention it got. Here some examples of online ...
by askmike
Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Forum sends password in plain text over email
Replies: 7
Views: 4693

Re: Forum sends password in plain text over email

The password is not active, until you click the link.

Anyone with access to that email before you clicked the link can click the link. Anyone with access after you clicked has a potential password to your account.

You should change this password immediately, as the email suggests.

The email ...
by askmike
Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Forum sends password in plain text over email
Replies: 7
Views: 4693

Forum sends password in plain text over email

After forgetting my password I was able to reset it using the I forgot my password button. This way I received an email that contained my password in plain text.

The problem is that sending passwords in plain text is considered a very bad practise and is not secure at all (some info here ). Most ...

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