Following on from last weeks problem with passwords I have been in contact with Kualo on a daily basis and between us we have discovered a hitherto unknown incompatibility between phpBB 3.3.x (the Kabin) php 8.x.x (the language it uses) and Kualos server. As yet we haven't discovered the exact problem but between us I am sure we will get there in the end.
In the meantime, if you haven't logged in since 24th August you will need to reset you password using the link on the Log On page.
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The Kaptain
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Lanark
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Re: Password Reset
Do you mean we need to reset in order to login, or do we need to reset the password even if it currently works due to some security issue?
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The Kaptain
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Re: Password Reset
No its certainly not a security issue, but a problem with the hashing of the passwords on the database.
Short version:- The hashed passwords became corrupted in the database and need resetting
Long version:- I updated from php 7.xx. to php 8.x.x (the language that the Kabin uses to function) which hashes the passwords in a different way. The upgrade caused a hitherto unreported bug in the email function which led to many notification emails being rejected by the receivers email server. Reverting back to php 7.x.x. resolved the email issue but meant that the passwords could no longer be unhashed meaning that even though your password was correct it could not match what was saved on the database.
Once you reset your password the issue no longer exists as it will be hashed using the method in php 7.x.x.
More about hashing can be read HERE Incidentally the password is also Salted
In short that means that even in the very unlikely chance of a hacker gaining access to the database he would be unable to read your passwords.
Short version:- The hashed passwords became corrupted in the database and need resetting
Long version:- I updated from php 7.xx. to php 8.x.x (the language that the Kabin uses to function) which hashes the passwords in a different way. The upgrade caused a hitherto unreported bug in the email function which led to many notification emails being rejected by the receivers email server. Reverting back to php 7.x.x. resolved the email issue but meant that the passwords could no longer be unhashed meaning that even though your password was correct it could not match what was saved on the database.
Once you reset your password the issue no longer exists as it will be hashed using the method in php 7.x.x.
More about hashing can be read HERE Incidentally the password is also Salted
In short that means that even in the very unlikely chance of a hacker gaining access to the database he would be unable to read your passwords.
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The Kaptain
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Re: Password Reset
After lots of digging through code and testing we finally have solution thanks to Kualo and phpBB working together which now means that I have updated the server language to the latest supported version that is available to us.
Yo do not need to do anything, and everything should work exactly as before but as always if you know different please let me know.
I really can not praise Kualo highly enough. I know of no other hosting company who would put time and effort into helping solve a problem that ultimately is nothing to do with them.
Yo do not need to do anything, and everything should work exactly as before but as always if you know different please let me know.
I really can not praise Kualo highly enough. I know of no other hosting company who would put time and effort into helping solve a problem that ultimately is nothing to do with them.
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Wenge1
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Re: Password Reset
Good man James for pursuing and persisting with this along with efforts of the hosting company ......The Kaptain wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:04 am After lots of digging through code and testing we finally have solution thanks to Kualo and phpBB working together which now means that I have updated the server language to the latest supported version that is available to us.
Yo do not need to do anything, and everything should work exactly as before but as always if you know different please let me know.
I really can not praise Kualo highly enough. I know of no other hosting company who would put time and effort into helping solve a problem that ultimately is nothing to do with them.
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Speakers - Kudos S20 A's in Santos Rosewood
Cables - Linn Silver RCA & K200 speaker cable
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LD100
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Re: Password Reset
I'll second that...Wenge1 wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 3:56 pm Good man James for pursuing and persisting with this along with efforts of the hosting company ......
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