Did you mean this:
True https://bitcointalk.org/
Fake https://www.google.com/ (link to google.com)
Theymos is smart
Fake links work in preview, but get fixed when posted.
However, a homograph attack can still be used to create a fake link:
True https://bitcointalk.org/
Fake https://www.google.com/ (link to google.com)
An addition: use a password manager! I have hundreds of different passwords, and there's no way to remember them all. They're all safely encrypted inside my password manager, so I only have to remember the master password (and make backups).
Fake https://www.google.com/ (link to google.com)
Theymos is smart
Fake links work in preview, but get fixed when posted.However, a homograph attack can still be used to create a fake link:
True https://bitcointalk.org/
Fake https://www.google.com/ (link to google.com)
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You can recognize that the second one is the fake link as it remains blue when you mouse over.
I normally don't look close enough to notice this (high resolution on a low quality screen), but it works indeed.Quote
- There are several important things to know about the secret question feature.
1) Once you set the secret question you cannot disable the feature.
That's incorrect. You can simply remove the secret question and answer (credits to SFR10).1) Once you set the secret question you cannot disable the feature.
An addition: use a password manager! I have hundreds of different passwords, and there's no way to remember them all. They're all safely encrypted inside my password manager, so I only have to remember the master password (and make backups).