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Re: [ANN] Colossuscoin- 1.5.2 BIG, STRONG, and FRIENDLY [MANDATORY UPDATE]
by
sudo23
on 15/02/2015, 22:28:11 UTC
For security reasons it's absolutely recommended to change your rpcuser password after downloading any [CRYPTOCOIN].conf file

This possibly opens your wallet to having coins stolen from it by other software running on your local network, computer, or even by websites you visit in your browser by a XSS-style attack!
Go to your data folder: C:\Users[your windows log-in name]\AppData\Roaming\Colossuscoin
In your colossuscoin.conf file you will have a line like this if you've downloaded the file:

rpcpassword=**yourpassword** / rpcpassword=1028

Just change the **yourpassword**/ 1028 to a long string of random numbers and letters! You don't have to remember this password so make it long and impossible to remember. Then, restart your wallet.

Do not send your wallet.dat file or colossuscoin folder to anyone.
Always encrypt your wallet! You should use a strong password longer than 15 characters.
This password should contain numbers, symbols, and some capitalization!

Can I just delete the rpcuser and rpcpassword and use the conf file without them? I just used addnodes for other coin's conf files and they synced alright. Why do we need an rpcuser and rpcpassword in the conf?