status-done Green Timer.. what is it?

[HotKey]

There's a bar with a green timer counting down.. looks like we have 27 days left. What happens then huh??

What's going to happen when it reaches 0??

Aarghhhh!!

At least it's not a red timer.

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[Mister Funsky]

It's freaking me out...I can not stop staring at it...does this mean the end is near?

 

[CMS]

I believe it is a countdown to April Fools... I wonder what they are planning

 

[Paul]

I'm guessing it's a timer to change our password.

The current consensus is that forcing password expiration based on a timer is bad for security. This is reflected in the current revision of NIST SP 800-63B section 5.1.1.2. We may force your password to expire if we suspect your account may have been compromised, however.

Note that 5.1.1.2 also recommends against most password complexity requirements, but we added some very basic complexity requirements to combat naïve credential stuffing attacks.

 

[Paul]

As long as you stay unclear about the timer, you will cause all kinds of reactions.

I know I’m ruining the joke by explaining it, but I was intentionally responding with an excessive air of seriousness.

 

[Paul]

RFC 2324

Fun fact of the day: NamePros returns 418 in response to especially dodgy requests. Don’t go searching for it unless you want to land on the naughty list, though.

 

[johnn]

That's the time when Members will become Mods and Mods will become Members for An Hour.

 

[Brian L.]

It’s when the missiles launch.

 

[Future Sensors]

The current consensus is that forcing password expiration based on a timer is bad for security. This is reflected in the current revision of NIST SP 800-63B section 5.1.1.2. We may force your password to expire if we suspect your account may have been compromised, however.

Note that 5.1.1.2 also recommends against most password complexity requirements, but we added some very basic complexity requirements to combat naïve credential stuffing attacks.

You're quite right about that. However, I did not interpret the posting from @BradWilson as an advice to do so.

I guess the timer is meant to be funny. NamePros is trying to be funny, reactions will be funny.

As long as you stay unclear about the timer, you will cause all kinds of reactions.

 

[Future Sensors]

Just changed NP password today, so when timer ends, I'll need to re-change password again?

Good question. Generally, if it's a strong password and you're not using that password on other sites too, you're probably doing great (even if the namePros counter gets into negative territory, but then we all have a problem, I guess).

 

[Future Sensors]

It's going to take me years to get through my pandemic stash of beans and spam

Australians need some good spam, @CraigD

So looking forward to April 1st

 

[MustaAras]

i’m pretty sure NamePros will rebrand with NP.com

 

[Mister Funsky]

@Mister Funsky - I totally agree. It's not for the faint-hearted. Make sure you buy some cheap canned food and/or shelter domain names in the marketplace section on namePros. This will help you get through the coming weeks when the green counter is (slowly) ticking to 0.

LOL...it reminds me of Y2K and the cases of beans I had stored under my bed...it took me almost 5 years to eat them all...

 

[CraigD]

The end is nigh.

It's already 1st April in Oz.

I can confirm that I am still here.

 

[CraigD]

Ten minutes to go...

 

[HotKey]

I believe it is a countdown to April Fools... I wonder what they are planning

Seems to coincide. But a whole month build-up?? Seems like a fools errand.. :P

 

[Wings]

1 LLL.com for each Namepros member )))

 

[kite26]

I just loved the old np theme. Hope they keep it. Go oldschool, go retro. We love it!

 

[Sutruk]

The current consensus is that forcing password expiration based on a timer is bad for security. This is reflected in the current revision of NIST SP 800-63B section 5.1.1.2. We may force your password to expire if we suspect your account may have been compromised, however.

Note that 5.1.1.2 also recommends against most password complexity requirements, but we added some very basic complexity requirements to combat naïve credential stuffing attacks.

I have seen that now you require also a symbol on the password to increase the password security. After the password issue I have reset mine and I have noticed that measure, well done.

 

[Future Sensors]

I know I’m ruining the joke by explaining it, but I was intentionally responding with an excessive air of seriousness.

Fair enough.

Maybe it's wise to consult RFC 2324 before posting anything on this fine forum.

For all of us

 

[CraigD]

It’s when the missiles launch.

Iranian Islamic Republic Day usually falls on 1 April.

Just saying...

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Well whoever wrote it knew that someone like me would have a look at the codezzzz:

 

[Paul]

The end is nigh.

 

[equity78]

Paul and I went 1 and 1 first duel I did not know what was going on there.

 

[cyc]

Countdown to April 1.