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Yahoo Password Annoyance
Question:
Every 24 hours, I need to reconfirm my password with Yahoo. They claim that this is for security. Is there anyway that I can bypass that?
Answer:
I have investigated and pondered this issue at length. Aside from reverse engineering Yahoo's attempt at keeping your data secure, I have found no easy way to by-pass this measure. In addition, I agree to the statement I have read and posted below. If it bothers you to be prompted so often for your password by Yahoo, switch your account to another service that does not have this security feature.
The following is a quote from Yahoo's secure login page:
Why am I being asked for my password?
To protect your account, you need to confirm your password periodically.
Some Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Address Book, require you to periodically enter your password even though you are already signed in. We do this to protect your personal information.
You can adjust the length of time before password prompting--up to 24 hours--by visiting Account Info and clicking on the Edit link for Member Information. ( more )
For your security, we will always prompt you for your password when accessing sensitive personal information, like Account Info.
To protect your account, you need to confirm your password periodically.
Some Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Address Book, require you to periodically enter your password even though you are already signed in. We do this to protect your personal information.
You can adjust the length of time before password prompting--up to 24 hours--by visiting Account Info and clicking on the Edit link for Member Information. ( more )
For your security, we will always prompt you for your password when accessing sensitive personal information, like Account Info.
Subscriber Comments:
Yahoo Password Requirement - I avoid this by having Yahoo Messenger and have it set to: Sign in automatically Remember my ID and Password Sign in as invisible to everyone From the messenger I have access to all the Yahoo services including my e mail just by clicking on the Icon or Link I want. Keeps it simple for me.