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NewbieActivity: 47Merit: 0 Blockchain.info My Wallet "Insecure Alias" October 01, 2013, 07:05:03 AM

Last edit: October 01, 2013, 07:49:38 AM by bitbully #1 To anyone who has run into this issue:



"Insecure Alias. Please login using your wallet identifier link."



I contacted them and they explained that they changed their policy, just a couple days ago, that aliases without an email attached will not work due to security concerns. They probably should have notified their users because I have a couple accounts which are not linked to anything and now I need the the ip with which I opened the account (?), the email with which I opened the account (HUH!?!) or my account password (yeah right). I think it's an unnecessary move, and don't really see the logic.



Well turns out deep in your browser's history, assuming you are not a security freak, are cookies with all the blockchain logins. On chrome I entered:



chrome://settings/cookies



and then searched blockchain and there were a bunch of "Application cache" tabs and under each one was a different guid (wallet identifier) i had used in the past.



If this helps anyone out please post to this thread I'll be happy to know I'm not the only newb who doesn't backup his wallets (in my defense it was a disposable wallet which happened to have funds in it).

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NewbieActivity: 47Merit: 0 Re: Blockchain.info My Wallet "Insecure Alias" October 01, 2013, 07:38:03 AM #2 FYI, exact email I received, a little absurd if you ask me:



Hello, [name]! If you received the "Insecure Alias" error, then it is because aliases will no longer work for wallets which have no email account associated with them. This has been implemented as an extra security measure, and I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. If you do not know what your wallet identifier is, then we can help you recover it. We need at least two of the following to find your wallet identifier - your alias, the email address you used to create the wallet, or the IP address you used to create your wallet. As a last resort we may be able to track down your identifier if you provide your password and the date you created your account. Thanks!



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Hero MemberActivity: 910Merit: 1001 Re: Blockchain.info My Wallet "Insecure Alias" October 02, 2013, 11:11:32 AM

Last edit: October 02, 2013, 11:40:38 AM by piuk #6 Quote from: bitbully on October 01, 2013, 07:05:03 AM "Insecure Alias. Please login using your wallet identifier link."



I contacted them and they explained that they changed their policy, just a couple days ago, that aliases without an email attached will not work due to security concerns... I think it's an unnecessary move, and don't really see the logic.



Basically it is prevent automatic spidering of wallets using lists of usernames from other bitcoin sites or common english words.



If you have an email associated with your wallet if an unknown person tries to access it we can send you an email asking for your approval. Without an email we have no way to contact you, previously the default action was to allow login anyway now this has been changed to deny login.



You can still use blockchain.info with no contact information but must login using the identifier rather than an alias.



Quote We need at least two of the following to find your wallet identifier

There is some confusion from the support staff here. If you are receiving this error simply send us your alias and we can send you the identifier without providing other information (If there is contact information associated with the wallet it must matches your own details).



Quote from: bitbully on October 01, 2013, 07:05:03 AM "Application cache" tabs and under each one was a different guid (wallet identifier) i had used in the past.



This is the HTML 5 offline storage



Basically it is prevent automatic spidering of wallets using lists of usernames from other bitcoin sites or common english words.If you have an email associated with your wallet if an unknown person tries to access it we can send you an email asking for your approval. Without an email we have no way to contact you, previously the default action was to allow login anyway now this has been changed to deny login.You can still use blockchain.info with no contact information but must login using the identifier rather than an alias.There is some confusion from the support staff here. If you are receiving this error simply send us your alias and we can send you the identifier without providing other information (If there is contact information associated with the wallet it must matches your own details).This is the HTML 5 offline storage http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/appcache/beginner/ . It means you can still open your wallet even if blockchain.info is offline and is a good way you can recover your identifier without our help. Try a My Wallet Demo Account