icq.com/password

That article does not contain the full and detailed description of system - at present it is impossible. We shall consider only general moments.

Earlier all was rather simple. In details of ICQ UIN was specified e-mail on which it was possible to send the password. Use for restoration of older e-mail's kill newer. Who owned root primary e-mail (the first entered) - that owned UIN and always could send the password from UIN on this e-mail. It was the "classical" system of retrieve and it did not cause any difficulties in users in understanding of mechanisms of the work.

At the end of March, 2005 ICQ has added an opportunity of retrieve of the password through answers to the questions earlier established by the owner of ICQ UIN.

Has appeared two variants of installation of questions/answers to UIN:

1. Through page of questions/answers: /password/setqa.php.

We enter ICQ UIN and the password and at once we get on page of entering of questions/answers.

2. Through page of retrieve of the password: /password.

In the form we enter our UIN, " Next>>". At first use of this page you will need to send a code on primary e-mail. Then, using the received code to enter questions/answers. You automatically get the new password from UIN on the present primary e-mail.

After installation of questions - answers, we get two variants of restoration of the password from ICQ UIN:

1. Get the new password under the entered questions/answers to any e-mail.

On the /password At the left we enter UIN, we press " Next > > ". Here it is necessary to reply established by us earlier and to specify anyone e-mail.

2. Get a code on primary e-mail, entering of new questions/answers, get the new password.

At already entered questions/answers to page of retrieve of the password on any e-mail hardly is lower than the first question there is a small reference "If these are not your questions & answers, click here." it is used for change of questions/answers through getting of a code on e-mail.

Let's note some features of new system:

1. That e-mail, entered in a detail of ICQ UIN, set as primary e-mail, it is necessary at first to enter questions - answers again.

2. Primary e-mail can work only once. I.e. after use of the code sent on primary e-mail, primary "killed".

3. The ladder of primary, characteristic for "classical" system of retrieve here was kept. Certainly, with note, that primary can be used once.

4. To replace the established questions - answers it is possible only through getting of a code on e-mail..

New rules of work of retrieve were generated somewhere within one month and prior to the beginning of February 2006 all worked without changes while ICQ again has not changed a rule of work of system:

1. After installation of questions - answers new primary e-mail in UIN it is not entered.

I.e. in a detail of ICQ UIN e-mail certainly registers, but by system of retrieve it is not perceived. Because of it UINs in general without primary e-mails have appeared, questions - answers on which to change it is impossible.

2. Root primary does not disappear in general.

In the previous version ретрива all e-mails worked only once.

However the most interesting has taken place in June 2006:

1. On the page for installation of questions - answers /password/setqa.php Now one question, instead of two is entered.

For the user there is no special difference two questions - answers to use or one.

2. If in UIN questions - answers were entered throw the page /password/setqa.php it became possible to change the first question - answer.

At last users who have received in the last version of retrieve UINs without primary, with unchangeable questions - answers could change even one question - answer. However now in case of theft of UIN to return it through answers it will not turn out any more since the malefactor most likely will replace first of answers. It puts under a question introductions of system of confidential questions - to return number it is possible only through primary e-mail.

3. Many primary e-mails have ceased to work. As though them have simply removed from base ICQ.

For example, have killed almost all old primary which were once entered in numbers, have disappeared the majority e-mails which were entered till January of 2006 (then still it was necessary to put questions - answers that e-mail was fixed in base). Thus work e-mails, entered in the invisible being this year (without preliminary installation of questions - answers). A principle on which primary have disappeared it is not clear. It is more similar to failure in system, rather than on the planned change of logic.

It is obvious, that it is necessary for usual users ICQ only with the maximal attention and severity to observe all rules of ICQ-security, to keep number ICQ, since to hope for changeable system of restoration ICQ it is practically useless.

11 August 2006