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The intended use of this template is to help in the hopefully unlikely event that your account is compromised. If you published the real-life identity of the person using your account (you), then that identity could be used to reestablish contact with that person if the account were compromised; keep in mind, in this scenario contact could not be established with you through your account, since it may be under the control of someone else. However, many Wikipedia users do not disclose their real-life identities, or disclose little enough of them that it may be difficult to establish their identity. |
The intended use of this template is to help in the hopefully unlikely event that your account is compromised. If you published the real-life identity of the person using your account (you), then that identity could be used to reestablish contact with that person if the account were compromised; keep in mind, in this scenario contact could not be established with you through your account, since it may be under the control of someone else. However, many Wikipedia users do not disclose their real-life identities, or disclose little enough of them that it may be difficult to establish their identity. |
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This is not a replacement for having a [[Password strength|strong password]], nor for registering an email account. You should still do everything you can to prevent your account being compromised, including using a strong password and remembering to log yourself out when using a computer others may have access to. |
This is not a replacement for having a [[Password strength|strong password]], nor for registering an email address for your account. You should still do everything you can to prevent your account being compromised, including using a strong password and remembering to log yourself out when using a computer others may have access to. If you have one, it may also be helpful to post your [[PGP]b le that your account could become corrupted, for instance, via a [[trojan horse (computing)|trojan horse]] or a brute-force attack on your password. This is intended to be a last resort. |
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==How== |
==How== |
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