verfied by Visa

kingrollo
kingrollo Posts: 3,198
edited December 2009 in Road buying advice
Does anybody else find this really annoying ?

A little box pops up and you have to enter a further password to confirm your purchase - no problem with the principle - however the password must be have at least uppercase letters - and two numbers - making it hard to remember (ok if this was the only password - I had it wouldn't be a problem.

today - it locked out my card and took 45 minutes for the bozos at nationwide to reset my password. Seems to me idea is to make thing so unwieldy - that people will use other cards over the web.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    kingrollo wrote:
    Does anybody else find this really annoying ?

    A little box pops up and you have to enter a further password to confirm your purchase - no problem with the principle - however the password must be have at least uppercase letters - and two numbers - making it hard to remember (ok if this was the only password - I had it wouldn't be a problem.

    today - it locked out my card and took 45 minutes for the bozos at nationwide to reset my password. Seems to me idea is to make thing so unwieldy - that people will use other cards over the web.

    I forget mine every bloody time.
    :x
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    NapoleonD wrote:
    kingrollo wrote:
    Does anybody else find this really annoying ?

    A little box pops up and you have to enter a further password to confirm your purchase - no problem with the principle - however the password must be have at least uppercase letters - and two numbers - making it hard to remember (ok if this was the only password - I had it wouldn't be a problem.

    today - it locked out my card and took 45 minutes for the bozos at nationwide to reset my password. Seems to me idea is to make thing so unwieldy - that people will use other cards over the web.

    I forget mine every bloody time.
    :x

    the treat I had today is heading your way then. you can only bypass the password so many times - before it locks you out - you then get a phone number to call ..and guess what when you dial .......

    its the wrong number ! - and you get passed all around ! - a right game I tell you
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I wrote it down on a big piece of paper next to my Laptop with the rest of my passwords with an explanation of what each password is.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,070
    I've forgotten mine several times during the year!

    But the scary thing is, from a security point of view (the whole point of the concept), it is too easy to change the password having just entered an incorrect one! :?
    ================
    2020 Voodoo Marasa
    2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
    2016 Voodoo Wazoo
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    No it's not annoying, it's a lot safer. I would rather do this than get my card cloned or anything similar. A good thing ime. Just write down your password on a word file or similar and refer to it before making the purchase. Simples.
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    giant mancp wrote:
    No it's not annoying, it's a lot safer. I would rather do this than get my card cloned or anything similar. A good thing ime. Just write down your password on a word file or similar and refer to it before making the purchase. Simples.


    One of the first rules of security is not to write your password down. If people are storing them in word files on computers ataached to the internet - then you aren't much better of in terms of security ?
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Someone STILL managed to use my card details to charge up a massive amount on my card - even with the extra security of Verified by Visa. Fortunately, they cover you for things like that!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Pokerface wrote:
    Someone STILL managed to use my card details to charge up a massive amount on my card - even with the extra security of Verified by Visa. Fortunately, they cover you for things like that!

    :oops: Forgot to say thanks for the new frame!

    :o
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    I'm slightly autistic, so remembering stupid amounts of passwords of numbers doesn't to be difficult.

    In my head I remember all of my sister's (and her husbands) passwords, my parents, and my own.
    I like bikes...

    Twitter
    Flickr
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    @ Nap - forgodssake don't write your passwords down!!
    Tell them to redddragon and he'll remember them for you.






    @ reddragon - If the above works I'll have a Parlee with Edge and Red please.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Someone STILL managed to use my card details to charge up a massive amount on my card - even with the extra security of Verified by Visa. Fortunately, they cover you for things like that!

    :oops: Forgot to say thanks for the new frame!

    :o

    You're welcome. ANd when I was at your place the other day, I found that sheet beside your computer.


    So thanks in advance for the new Cervelo I just ordered. :P
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Hey, I've come with a good idea! I'll leave my password here and if I forget it I'll just search for this topic :!:

    QWERTqwert12345

    There, now I feel better :P
    CAAD9
    Kona Jake the Snake
    Merlin Malt 4
  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    :? My password doesn't contain any uppercase letters and only 1 number and it works fine.
    Bianchi. There are no alternatives only compromises!
    I RIDE A KONA CADABRA -would you like to come and have a play with my magic link?
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    kingrollo wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    No it's not annoying, it's a lot safer. I would rather do this than get my card cloned or anything similar. A good thing ime. Just write down your password on a word file or similar and refer to it before making the purchase. Simples.


    One of the first rules of security is not to write your password down. If people are storing them in word files on computers ataached to the internet - then you aren't much better of in terms of security ?

    Well I can't remember mine without doing this. My files are not connected to the internet, so I can't see a danger there.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    edited December 2009
    giant mancp wrote:
    kingrollo wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    No it's not annoying, it's a lot safer. I would rather do this than get my card cloned or anything similar. A good thing ime. Just write down your password on a word file or similar and refer to it before making the purchase. Simples.


    One of the first rules of security is not to write your password down. If people are storing them in word files on computers ataached to the internet - then you aren't much better of in terms of security ?

    Well I can't remember mine without doing this. My files are not connected to the internet, so I can't see a danger there.

    You just posted online. Which means you are connected to the internet. Which means that some bright spark out there could access your entire hard drive if they put a little effort into it.

    It is POSSIBLE. Just not likely. But - this is what some viruses do - they give hackers access to ALL your files on your hard drive - via your internet connection.


    Unless you posted this from a different computer. :)
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    yes sure, I see.

Categories