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Thread ID: 139533	2015-05-18 21:15:00	Bank Changes	pctek (84)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1400959	2015-05-18 21:15:00	"From 23 May 2015 we’ll be changing the way you log into ASB FastNet Classic internet banking and ASB Securities Online Sharetrading. ....... We’re adding some great new features like remember your username, and the option to create stronger passwords up to 100 characters long." Really? 100 characters? I can't think of one. Perhaps: Asdhsfljdf347%&kdhsdf$#@dnnkIIG2288DFGTsdfhfgsdh-0984mfdfnn^^#0djsg kasdfnnaFFDTIkjd*gsa#hjbhh@lfgip But would I remember it? Actually my username is 10 characters, and password is also 10 characters. 2 months ago when I took my mum to set up her internet banking, we got told she couldn't have a username of 10 characters. We are the same bank. And her password couldn't be either, it had to be 8. Weird.	pctek (84)
1400960	2015-05-18 21:27:00	I always use Netcode login validation with ASB..	paulw (1826)
1400961	2015-05-18 21:49:00	2 months ago when I took my mum to set up her internet banking, we got told she couldn't have a username of 10 characters. We are the same bank. And her password couldn't be either, it had to be 8. Weird. ASB have been through multiple changes behind-the-scenes over the years, and there was a period there where both the username and password were limited to 8 characters (yours might have had 10, but you'd have got in with just the first 8 at this point.. ;)), and were not case sensitive. They're clearly addressing any remnants of this issue, as well as a bunch of others, by making further improvements. The fact usernames are user-chosen and not statically generated has helped mitigate a lot of concerns in the past with the way these were handled. There was a fairly in-dpeth discussion about it on Geekzone a year or so ago, and the ASB social media team got involved in the discussion. They're also far from the only bank to have had issues raised to do with their online banking services.	inphinity (7274)
1400962	2015-05-18 22:25:00	I recently received a email about setting up security for paywave, i.e. by locking Visa, limit transactions, etc, by using their mobile App. For internet backing, ASB don't seem to readily warn/remind people to change their passwords, unlike what Google does for logins, with a choice of 2 step verification.	kahawai chaser (3545)
1400963	2015-05-18 22:30:00	I needed an overdraft for 2 months, wanted $250 just to set up.	Cicero (40)
1400964	2015-05-18 22:41:00	"From 23 May 2015 we’ll be changing the way you log into ASB FastNet Classic internet banking and ASB Securities Online Sharetrading. ....... We’re adding some great new features like remember your username, and the option to create stronger passwords up to 100 characters long." Really? 100 characters? I can't think of one. Perhaps: Asdhsfljdf347%&kdhsdf$#@dnnkIIG2288DFGTsdfhfgsdh-0984mfdfnn^^#0djsg kasdfnnaFFDTIkjd*gsa#hjbhh@lfgip But would I remember it? Actually my username is 10 characters, and password is also 10 characters. 2 months ago when I took my mum to set up her internet banking, we got told she couldn't have a username of 10 characters. We are the same bank. And her password couldn't be either, it had to be 8. Weird. Some people (I doubt it's a lot) don't know any of their passwords. They're randomly generated by a password manager....and entered by password manager. Even here, I've just changed from a fairly standard word based password to random characters. Quite easy once it's set up.	psycik (12851)
1400965	2015-05-18 22:56:00	I read an article a while ago about how a simple nonsense phrase is much more secure than all these -10 character passwords using special characters and a whole lot easier to remember. This isn't it but it refers to the same thing lifehacker.com I have a few and use an android app with a master password to store them all because I can't remember them reliably.	dugimodo (138)
1400966	2015-05-18 23:02:00	One way I think was to use the website's name (when logging in) as part of the password, then add a few numbers. What I included were car licence plate numbers from a previous owned car, with current plate number.e.g. PCW1513BD6829 (for PC World login)	kahawai chaser (3545)
1400967	2015-05-18 23:14:00	BNZ have dropped from a 10 digit password to 8 capitals and numbers interspersed, but then they have netguard as well. lurking.	Lurking (218)
1400968	2015-05-18 23:35:00	Overly complex passwords are really self defeating. Same with businesses who enforce a pass change every 6 weeks. What happens in real life, with too complex passwords, is they are written down on a bit of paper & stuck to the monitor or even worse stuck to the top of the laptop for out of office users. Theres your ~extra security~ totally negated . :badpc:	1101 (13337)
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