If you forgot your pass

[longir]

Basically it's either remember the pass or start a new char.  Website account and game chars are not linked in any way.  MT *might* (if you're lucky and can prove to his satisfaction it's your char) reset the pw, but that's his call.  Beyond that, we apologize for your loss, but there is no way we can send a char pw to you.  They are encrypted so that only the server can read it.

[grommit]

They are encrypted so that only the server can read it.

Errr, Longir.... I looked at my test character's data entry on my local server and the password is in plain text. Not only that, but it's the first entry at the beginning of the .pl file.

I have been meaning to raise this issue.

[smacky]

I don't want to dredge up the thread this was in, so:

yes, we need at some point client sided password protection,
using the server domain/IP as part of the encrypted key.

Means, a unique, crypted password for every single server,
where the server owner can't decode the password.

Obviously the current situation is not ideal, but as there is really only one public server ATM and Michtoen is the only one with access to the player data it's not the end of the world either.

[longir]

It depends on how the Operating System is setup.  Windows can be set to allow encrypted or unencrypted passwords, *nix uses encrypted passwords.  The servers are hosted on a *nix system.

[grommit]

Oops. I forgot about the "duality of systems"  

When you say it depends on how the OS is set up, I assume you mean how the (Daimonin) server is set up for that OS?

[longir]

if windows is not set to encrypt passwords, it won't.  it'll leave them as plain text.  so if you type the password grommit then open the player file, you'll see grommit.  if windows is set to use encrypted passwords and you type the password grommit then open the player file, you'll see something like W9zX4Co.  If you transfer an unencrypted player file to an encrypted server, it will read the unencrypted pw as being encrypted.  So you try to enter grommit and it'll reward you with wrong pswd.

[Dukers-Alt]

umm how do i ask michtoen to help me with my password problems i am who i say i am i can prove who i am i have talked to michtoen in the past as the same with grommit and lippy and while i was playing ingame i would talk to slash_wraith if she is still around u can ask her if slash_wrath is a guy he/she alwways said they was a women so i took them at thier word..i can prove too her also who i am ...my e-mail now is duker_71@yahoo.com and yes the picture i put on dukers-alt is my true face and thats my puppy shes now a year old. lol ummm i am still giving out more info but i didnt want grommit to confuse us....

[sarcastic]

what seems to be the problem? what char have you forgotten the PW to? and what proof can you provide that the char is indeed yours? if you can satisfy the question of your identity your PW can be reset. but we must be sure you are who you are claiming to be

[ThePlaneskeeper]

but please do this in a PM, not in the forums general.