{"id":102,"date":"2020-05-03T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T10:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.img.vision\/help\/uncategorized\/how-secure-is-my-password\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:56:56","slug":"how-secure-is-my-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.img.vision\/help\/security\/how-secure-is-my-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How secure is my Img.vision password?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your password is encrypted during registration with SHA-256 one-way encryption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cannot decrypt your password en hence don&#8217;t know what password you used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does the login system know your password is correct? We encrypt the text you enter as password and check if the result matches the stored encrypted password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have rate limiting in place to prevent brute force attacks where an attacker may try to guess your password by trying to login multiple times. After too many attempts, attackers are blocked by our firewall from accessing Img.vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take note that if you used an easy to guess password, or used your password on multiple sites, your account at Img.vision may still get compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you believe your password has been compromised, please log in and change your password as soon as possible. If you have any questions, you can always contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can always contact us to change your password for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your password is encrypted during registration with SHA-256 one-way encryption. We cannot decrypt your password en hence don&#8217;t know what password you used. How does the login system know your password is correct? We encrypt the text you enter as password and check if the result matches the stored encrypted password. 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