Deleting keys in Off Topic

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Dec 28 2005, 11:03 am
Is it possible to delete keys that are created. If so, is there a button or do I have to contact staff?
#1 Dec 28 2005, 11:04 am
Blakdragon77 wrote:
Is it possible to delete keys that are created.

Nope. Just don't use it anymore.
#2 Dec 28 2005, 5:17 pm
No, and this should be an option, but it can't happen as of right now. But in the future it probably will be available.
#3 Dec 28 2005, 5:23 pm
In response to Nyck (#2)
Nyck wrote:
No, and this should be an option, but it can't happen as of right now. But in the future it probably will be available.

No it shouldn't, and no it won't be available. The reasons why have been enumerated many times before. Basically it's to prevent people from taking over old keys and then impersonating those people.

Once you make a BYOND account, it stays. Having accounts expire from disuse is just plain annoying.
#4 Dec 28 2005, 6:05 pm
In response to Crispy (#3)
Then what happens when people use up all of the keys?
#5 Dec 28 2005, 6:07 pm
In response to Flame Sage (#4)
It's not going to happen.
#6 Dec 28 2005, 6:21 pm
In response to Sniper Joe (#5)
It's going to suck when we have..
Goku134082340823408234SSJ as a keyname.
#7 Dec 29 2005, 8:00 am
In response to Flame Sage (#6)
when people's creativity falls to that level, they probably should not be online to begin with.

with all the letter combinations and multiple languages out there in the world, it in not possible that all the possible key combinations will be 'used up'. certainly not in the lifetime of the youngest member here.
#8 Dec 29 2005, 7:38 pm
In response to Jon88 (#1)
Jon88 wrote:
Blakdragon77 wrote:
Is it possible to delete keys that are created.

Nope. Just don't use it anymore.

The only problem with that is if anyone finds the password out you have the same problem if they were deleated. maybe there could be a lock account forever option made.
#9 Dec 29 2005, 11:01 pm
In response to Xzar (#8)
Xzar wrote:
The only problem with that is if anyone finds the password out you have the same problem if they were deleated.

So set the password to a long and random combination of letters (upper and lower case), symbols, and numbers. Store it somewhere secure in case you ever want to use the account again.

BYOND locks you out after a few failed attempts, so there's no way a brute force password cracking attempt can succeed when the password is half-decent. As long as nobody intercepts the password (unlikely) or hax0rs BYOND, it's safe.