Feedback User Ip Hash's Public?

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by PSNX, Feb 13, 2013.

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  1. #1
    Dont know if its me but ive always been a fan of keeping my IP details kinda private, even if someone seing it can do nothing with it i just wonder why make it visible at all?

    ive been on forums for several years now and have noticed DP now make them visable, not overly comfortable with it if im honest
     
    PSNX, Feb 13, 2013 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    The only people that can see your IP is mods/admins... not sure what you mean. Can you see mine?
     
    digitalpoint, Feb 13, 2013 IP
  3. PSNX

    PSNX Active Member

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    #3
    i can see your "content IP hash" and "user registration ip hash"
     
    PSNX, Feb 13, 2013 IP
  4. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    Right... that's not your IP though, nor can anyone determine your IP from it. All it does is allow you to see if two users have the same IP (without knowing what the IP is), if they had the same hash.
     
    digitalpoint, Feb 13, 2013 IP
  5. PSNX

    PSNX Active Member

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    ah right i see now, wonderd why they all came up as alphanumerics lol
     
    PSNX, Feb 13, 2013 IP
  6. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #6
    Same way that passwords work (or at least should work) on websites... like I couldn't tell you your password even by looking in the database because the password itself isn't stored in the database... just a hash of it is. So when you log in, the system hashes the password you entered and sees if the hash matches. So really you can only tell if the user knows the password, but not what the password actually is.
     
    digitalpoint, Feb 13, 2013 IP
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    fathur rohim Active Member

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    oh secure.. I think I can decode ip hash ...
     
    fathur rohim, Oct 4, 2013 IP
  8. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Highly doubtful.
     
    digitalpoint, Oct 4, 2013 IP
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    ryan_uk Illustrious Member

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    Best get a job with the NSA, then. (It's a "shame" they are shutdown.)
     
    ryan_uk, Oct 7, 2013 IP
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    so, the IP does not stored in hash format in DB like password. if im right?
     
    urock_ltd, Oct 29, 2013 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    IP is not hashed internally.
     
    digitalpoint, Oct 29, 2013 IP
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