#password help

Hello hello! For beast mode, you should get an option to key in the password (unleashthekraken) to unlock it before the start of every important match. It's available for everyone, but thank you for the support last anon <3

I am pretty sure my password was correct when I tried to log in the first time.

Tech Tip Tuesday: How to create the best password in the world.

Are you tired of every password requiring you to include 4 virgin sacrifices and the lost city of Atlantis? Are you ready to have your near encyclopedic knowledge of movie quotes, song lyrics and incredibly long emo song titles be put to good use? Than follow these easy 3 steps (+ 1 optional bonus step)

Jokes aside password requirements usually focus on 4 things:

length (usually 8 but sometimes 10 characters)

special characters

numbers

capital letters

All of which you can get with this method my dad taught me.

Choose a phrase

It can be a song title, lyrics, a memorable quote, whatever floats you boat. I recommend it be at least 5 words long, but you can play with the later steps if you need to stretch it out

Examples: “I’ve got a blank space Baby”, “Luke I am your father”, “I write sins not tragedies”

Now you take the first letter of each word and this becomes the base of your password.

Examples: igabsb, liayf, iwsnt

(tip: if it’s convenient you can add in a capital letter here like Liayf because Luke would be capitalized in that sentence. If not don’t worry we’ll take care of it later.)

Add numbers and special characters

So I generally choose my number by the number of letters but you can use anything that’s easy to remember eg. release year, year you first heard/saw

Then you connect the number to the base with a special character. You can put it  in front or behind.

Examples: 05!liayf, iwsnt#05,  igabsb@1989

At this point you’ve probably met 3 out of the 4 requirements depending on how long your password is at this point.

Add capital letters

This step also allows you to have a different password for different accounts that are easy to remember.

Say I’m making a password for tumblr and right now I’m working with igabsb@1989 as my base I could use: TUMigabsb@1989,  igabsb@1989TUMBLR, TUMigabsb@1989BLR

Now if you’ve completed all the steps correctly you should have a secure password that also-

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE! If your site allows password hints it’s easy to set than up too!

Not only is this password secure it is easy to set a hint for and to send to other people (as long as they know the format).

For TUMigabsb@1989, depending on how cryptic you want to be, you could say: “i’ve got a blank space baby”, “taylor swift needs her space”, “1989 song lyric” or just “1989”

Approximately 15-20 percent of the calls into Proxibid Support are because of a login issue – typically the buyer cannot remember their username or password.

Did you know, if you have forgotten your username, you can enter the email address used at account creation to log in?  Simply visit www.proxibid.com and click the blue “LOG IN” button within the blue banner. This will take you to the Buyer Login screen.

  - Enter your email address into the top field

- Put your password in the secondary field

  We recently updated the password recovery process to make it easier for buyers to retrieve forgotten passwords. If you have forgotten your password:

- Click on the “Forgot your Password?” link underneath the login fields

- You will be prompted to enter your username or email address. It is recommended that you use your email address as this is more specific to an individual account.

- If the username or email address is not registered in our system, an error message will appear in a light blue banner at the top of your screen. Once you have successfully entered in a username or email address, you will be prompted to enter the answer to your Security Question. If you cannot remember your registered email address, contact Proxibid customer support at 877.505.7770, daily from 7 am – 10 pm Central.

- Once you have successfully answered your security question, a temporary password will be emailed to you.

- Log into your account using the temporary password. Upon login you will be prompted to create a new password. Please follow the guidelines below to create a new password:

-          Your new password may not be similar to any of your last three passwords

-          Your new password cannot match your username

-          Your new password must be between 5 and 12 characters long

-          Your new password must contain at least one number and one letter

  What is password strength?

-          We want it to be difficult for an unauthorized user to guess your password. The stronger the password the more secure your account.

-          Adding a combination of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters (! @ # $ % ^ * ( ) _ -) strengthens your password, making it more difficult for an unauthorized user (and sometimes yourself!) to use your account.

-          We recommend not using the same password that you may use for other sites