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I am unable to login! When I enter my email id and password, it gives me some crap like this : “FanFiction.Net ErrorAn exception error has occurred while processing your request.

Please email this error message to support@fanfiction.com.

All errors are logged for administrative and security purposes.91:59.96.13.162
/secure/login.php ”

Is someone else experiencing the same difficulty or is it just me?
Fanfiction has always been a major part of my life.. =(
I’m unable to update my stories! And I really miss reviewing my favorite chapter!

Please let me know if you’re facing the same problem!
Oh, PHEW! I’m pleased to know I’m not alone..

Yeah..That effing ‘technical glitch’ is getting on my nerves! Its been like this for a day now! And nope, I don’t think hackers have something to do with it.

You mean to say they target ALL of our accounts?
So, um, yeah.. I just hope the problem is resolved soon! Good luck to everyone..

We have detected suspicious activity on your Facebook account and have reset your password as a security precaution. It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your computer or that your password was stolen by a phishing website designed to look like Facebook. Please carefully follow the steps provided:

1. Run Anti-Virus Software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove these harmful programs and keep your information secure. For Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx

For Apple:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

2. Reset Password: Be sure that you use a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length.

To reset your password, follow the link below:

https://login.facebook.com/reset.php?email=abinetk%40sbcglobal.net&n=7a0de5fc&s=2

(If clicking on the link doesn’t work, try copying and pasting it into your browser.)

3. Never Click Suspicious Links: It is possible that your friends could unwillingly send spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts are infected. Do not click this material and do not run any .exe files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as they contain important security warnings and protection features.

4. Log in at Facebook.com: Make sure that when you access the site, you always log in from a legitimate Facebook page with the facebook.com domain. If something looks or feels suspicious, go directly to www.facebook.com to log in.

5. Report Suspicious Activity: Please visit the following pages for further information about Facebook security and information on reporting material: http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=420 and http://www.facebook.com/security.

Once you have performed all these steps, your account should once again be secure. Please be sure to visit the Facebook Help Center for further information regarding these security issues and let us know if you need assistance.

Thanks,
Facebook Security Team
my facebook wont work!!!!!!!!

I have GoDaddy as a web host. I have a web site that is mainly photo galleries. Some galleries I want public, but I want a few of them to be private and require a username and password to log in and view these galleries. I am not using a database. Just mainly HTML. I know HTML and have some basic PHP knowledge but I know nothing about web security and hashing algorythms and don’t want to get that involved if I don’t have to. How can I do this?

i have a knowledge of usinjg PHP but never used sessions in it. can anyone tell mw how to use sessions like password protected pages and how to start the session of a new user and pass relevant variables

Up until recently my personal philosophy on password security has been pretty lax. No-one would care enough to try and hack my website anyway. But I have decided it’s something I should know so I spent the morning reading up on it.

Found a lot of really great (and complicated) scripts and ideas, but what I’m doing right now really doesn’t warrant that kind of effort.

So I’ve gone for a basic $pass1 = md5($salt1.$setpassword.$salt2); approach.

Then on a whim I decided to add in: $pass = substr($pass1, 0, -2);

I’m just wondering if doing that actually makes much of a difference? I’m saving the hash in a cookie so the saved hash will be missing the last two characters. Does this make it even harder to decrypt properly? Because theoretically in my mind it does, but I’m not entirely sure if it works in the real world.