We are using our VATSIM password more and more on this website.... is there any chance we can change the member login to use our vatsim password as well.
You could just change your password to your VATSIM password
A little off topic, but does anybody know how to change you Vatsim password?
It depends what you mean by change. If you mean "I want to change my password to be "cool-pilot7" or indeed any other alphanumeric combination of choice then you are out of luck.On specific occassions, such as a security compromise, it is possible to have a password reset by the VATSIM Membership team. They can be contacted at www.vatsim.net/mememail.php
What is the reason we are not allowed to change our PW?
Some people would choose very silly, or easily guessed combinations (for example 1234). Unless somebody with access looks up your password (of which there are only a few people who can, and this is recorded) , the only person who knows what it is, is you. In our environment you can't get much more safe than that.
This makes sense.Having a numeric password given to your by VATSIM and being unable to change it greatly increases security. At least I think so, I'm no computer wiz, so I don't know if it is easy to hack someone's account or something like that.
It isn't going to change, so there's no point in debating it
You seem to use that reply with a lot of things, and things do change...There is a reason why they created SOX audits for companies, and they do have good security suggestions.And since our CID is published everywhere, that is half of our information in plain sight. Brute forcing a system generated PW would not be difficult.
Don't go under the misunderstanding that all passwords are 6 numbers. Even using brute force isn't the solution since VATSIM uses other measures to check people's connection.
