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I would wonder why folks feel it is necessary to have 2FA on a GAME forum....... Last time I had to change my password, it was 12 characters minimum, etc.... My BANK isn't that stringent, and there has never been a problem. I leave myself logged in here, simply because I am just not concerned about 'security'..... I am the only one that has access to this machine, and no one really has any desire to use my Nexus account, what would be the point???

 

It's a gaming forum. Security here is the least of my concerns.

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is the wrong answer.

 

lets just suppose that i'm your average low-iq user of this site. i run windows 7 because i have a tinfoil hat.

my password is cunningly set to AAAAAAAA because no-one is going to scare me. i use the same hotmail account for everything.

 

but let's just say that my combination of my hotmail account and my password is hacked on icantgetagirlfriendsoiwatchporninstead.com.

that combo of userid/password is published.

 

now, someone gets that data and basically brute forces that email/password combo on every website in existence.

 

oh no, my netflix has been hacked! how?

oh no, my gmail has been hacked! how?

oh no, my <insert website of your choice including your bank> has been hacked! how?

 

because you're a divvy who doesn't take security of your systems seriously, which is why cybercrime is a billion dollar industry.

 

anyway, you crack on. you know best. right?

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2FA is completely optional. Only you can decide how important your Nexus account is to you.

 

We have hundreds of mod authors who are making $100s to $1000s each month in DP who most definitely should be using 2FA.

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The recovery process, if you lose those codes, should be looked at. Would I have been allowed access if I couldn't easily come up with a paid invoice from years ago? Maybe a challenge question would be better?

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is the wrong answer.

 

lets just suppose that i'm your average low-iq user of this site. i run windows 7 because i have a tinfoil hat.

my password is cunningly set to AAAAAAAA because no-one is going to scare me. i use the same hotmail account for everything.

 

but let's just say that my combination of my hotmail account and my password is hacked on icantgetagirlfriendsoiwatchporninstead.com.

that combo of userid/password is published.

 

now, someone gets that data and basically brute forces that email/password combo on every website in existence.

 

oh no, my netflix has been hacked! how?

oh no, my gmail has been hacked! how?

oh no, my <insert website of your choice including your bank> has been hacked! how?

 

because you're a divvy who doesn't take security of your systems seriously, which is why cybercrime is a billion dollar industry.

 

anyway, you crack on. you know best. right?

If you use the same password for every site under the sun, you get what you deserve.

 

And no, I am simply NOT concerned about 'security' of my account on a GAMING website. After all, this is the ONLY site that requires 12 characters for a password.... so, this password is most certainly unique. Why anyone would bother trying to hack it is a mystery to me. There is literally nothing to be gained.

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is the wrong answer.

 

lets just suppose that i'm your average low-iq user of this site. i run windows 7 because i have a tinfoil hat.

my password is cunningly set to AAAAAAAA because no-one is going to scare me. i use the same hotmail account for everything.

 

but let's just say that my combination of my hotmail account and my password is hacked on icantgetagirlfriendsoiwatchporninstead.com.

that combo of userid/password is published.

 

now, someone gets that data and basically brute forces that email/password combo on every website in existence.

 

oh no, my netflix has been hacked! how?

oh no, my gmail has been hacked! how?

oh no, my <insert website of your choice including your bank> has been hacked! how?

 

because you're a divvy who doesn't take security of your systems seriously, which is why cybercrime is a billion dollar industry.

 

anyway, you crack on. you know best. right?

If you use the same password for every site under the sun, you get what you deserve.

 

And no, I am simply NOT concerned about 'security' of my account on a GAMING website. After all, this is the ONLY site that requires 12 characters for a password.... so, this password is most certainly unique. Why anyone would bother trying to hack it is a mystery to me. There is literally nothing to be gained.

 

awesome response. really shows how utterly ignorant you are. well played.

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The recovery process, if you lose those codes, should be looked at. Would I have been allowed access if I couldn't easily come up with a paid invoice from years ago? Maybe a challenge question would be better?

 

There are no doubt many (myself included) who cannot produce a paid invoice from the long ago. That's why I like Zanderat's suggestion. I hope this option of a challenge question is under consideration for the Nexus Mods site overhaul.

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is the wrong answer.

 

lets just suppose that i'm your average low-iq user of this site. i run windows 7 because i have a tinfoil hat.

my password is cunningly set to AAAAAAAA because no-one is going to scare me. i use the same hotmail account for everything.

 

but let's just say that my combination of my hotmail account and my password is hacked on icantgetagirlfriendsoiwatchporninstead.com.

that combo of userid/password is published.

 

now, someone gets that data and basically brute forces that email/password combo on every website in existence.

 

oh no, my netflix has been hacked! how?

oh no, my gmail has been hacked! how?

oh no, my <insert website of your choice including your bank> has been hacked! how?

 

because you're a divvy who doesn't take security of your systems seriously, which is why cybercrime is a billion dollar industry.

 

anyway, you crack on. you know best. right?

If you use the same password for every site under the sun, you get what you deserve.

 

And no, I am simply NOT concerned about 'security' of my account on a GAMING website. After all, this is the ONLY site that requires 12 characters for a password.... so, this password is most certainly unique. Why anyone would bother trying to hack it is a mystery to me. There is literally nothing to be gained.

 

awesome response. really shows how utterly ignorant you are. well played.

 

Or maybe how paranoid you are?

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