Password Security

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In HOL you will need many passwords. You'll need one for the HOL Office, one for the HOL Forum, one for your Common Room, one for your IRC nickname and one eventually for areas like Dorms. You'll need even more if you have registered an IRC channel - a channel password, etc.

Yes, the simplest way to keep track of everything is to use the same password for all these accounts, but please don't do it. If you accidentially reveal your password for one area, you can easily go and change it there, and no harm is done. But if you use the same password for almost everything, then you might not be able to fix this properly - and people might misuse your password for worse things than just playing a prank.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Do Not Use Your Standard Password for HOL!

Please do not use a password here that you need for important things like your Internet Service Provider, E-Mail Account, or even your Bank Account. Also don't use the same password you have for AIM, MSN, Yahoo etc. in HOL. This is grossly careless.

If you share a computer with anyone else (roommates, siblings etc.), or if you use a public computer in a library, school, workplace etc. - LOG OUT when you leave the computer. Log out from the HOL Forum, Common Room, Office etc. - always - as the next person who gets on the computer might impersonate you, act in your name. We had several such incidents in the past, and it will not be possible that any rule-breaking happened when someone else was using your account. So please do not be lazy and always log out before you are leaving the computer.

• If you need to change your password, please do the following:
  • HOL Office: please leave a message in 'Prof. Dybendahl's Office' in the HOL Forum - only there and nowhere else! Your login will then be deleted and you can create a new password for the Office.
  • All Forums: change your password in your control panel ('MyControls' in the HOL Forum menubar)
  • IRC Nick: type "/nickserv set password newpass" into the status window.
  • IRC Channel: type "/chanserv set channel PASSWD current Password newPassword" into the status window.