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Old 03/26/08, 9:56 PM   #115 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zurgat View Post
Heh, yeah it took me quite by surprise as well when i found out.
I don't really see the logic behind it though, why wouldn't blizzard allow capitalization in passwords?
Absent keylogging or loss of login information via real world stupidity, it is almost impossible to random crack a WoW account, and not remotely worth the effort you would need to do it.

You have a username and a password that are non-confirming and independent, both of which can be quite long, and you also have a non-instant transmission to Blizzard. This last one is a real PITA for anyone because it means that every attempt will take some measureable amount of real time.

Oh, and you need a computer with WoW installed to access an account so random zombie machines are useless.

This password structure is really pretty tough. I don't recall there ever being a single documented incident of a WoW player with "real" usernames and passwords (i.e. not "bob"/"lol") being hacked without keylogging software or some personal security issue unrelated to Blizzard's structure of the WoW username and password.
 
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