Did a search and didn't find anything, I'm just curious as to what names people have used.
Mines is Anakin for Anakin Skywalker.
Mines is Anakin for Anakin Skywalker.
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What's Your Short Name?
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Mine is lasseh, to match my user name at my University account and thus simplifying ssh to that account.
Mine's the same as my username here (and just about everywhere else): wrldwzrd89. My long username is the long form of my username here: World Wizard 89.
My short name is kaia. That is my first name with the first letter of my last name tacked on the end.
Opps, forgot to post my password and IP.
My IP: 192.
and my password looks like this: ********
Opps, forgot to post my password and IP.
My IP: 192.
and my password looks like this: ********
When you try to shorten mad jew you usually end up with something like maj or mew... I use neither of these.
Tuned MP5T said:
Actually no, as other have stated, I will reply and point out that your shortname is NOT something you should be giving out to anyone. It is simply one barrier in your line of protection from cracking/hacking.
Freely giving this away in a Google-able forum is plain stupid.
yellow said:
I am not as harsh in my criticism, but I second yours. It is not a good idea to place your account name on the internet.
While the chances that someone will pluck it and try to hack your system is unlikely, why even introduce the miniscule chance that someone may try?
Having said that, mine are normally variations of greek mythology characters.
I'm not particularly worried. Even if someone know my username, from googeling it here, they still have to gain access to my iBook, physically or by getting my IP. In the latter case they also has to get by my (default set) router, find my IP address internally in my LAN and guess my password.yellow said:
Given that my shortname is my first name and the initial of my last name it shouldn't be too hard to guess if you find my name (which should take you less than a minute).
Sorry didn't know it was that easy for someone to find out personal info.
PLEASE CLOSED THIS THREAD !!
PLEASE CLOSED THIS THREAD !!
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
See, not necessarily..
Some of us may (or may not) have seen that all too common brute force ssh attacks where random usernames are used and multiple guessed passwords attempted. What everyone is doing here is potentially giving the people that write these scripts KNOWN GOOD USERNAMES. I'm sure I don't need to elaborate too much on how this is a Bad Thing. Yes, it is somewhat paranoid, but I attempt to protect my boxes that are attached to the world, does Joe Public, whose posted username is "joeyp"?
