Thinking about Security, and being relatively new to these forums, I have a question which I hope fits in this section. I set up account for SpinRite and so have a password which enables me to login to these forums. I do NOT have SQRL, but I would like to set it up and start using it. Am I correct in thinking that my password for SpinRite will NOT work for SQRL? Thank you for your help.
Password for Forums vs password for SQRL
- Thread starter Les in Florida
- Start date
- Watchers 3
-
Be sure to checkout “Tips & Tricks” Dear Guest Visitor → Once you register and log-in please checkout the “Tips & Tricks” page for some very handy tips!
/Steve. -
BootAble – FreeDOS boot testing freeware
To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.
GRC's “BootAble” freeware allows anyone to easily create BIOS-bootable media in order to workout and confirm the details of getting a machine to boot FreeDOS through a BIOS. Once the means of doing that has been determined, the media created by SpinRite can be booted and run in the same way.
The participants here, who have taken the time to share their knowledge and experience, their successes and some frustrations with booting their computers into FreeDOS, have created a valuable knowledgebase which will benefit everyone who follows.
You may click on the image to the right to obtain your own copy of BootAble. Then use the knowledge and experience documented here to boot your computer(s) into FreeDOS. And please do not hesitate to ask questions – nowhere else can better answers be found.
(You may permanently close this reminder with the 'X' in the upper right.)
Are you asking about the forum password? There are two different forum instances and they each are separate. So if you're asking about the forums, then they have separate accounts and passwords.
If you're asking if your forum password is the same as a SQRL password, then yes, they are unrelated. SQRL only uses a password to secure your local data on your SSD/HDD, it NEVER sends that password to any site.
You can set up SQRL without any target in mind. If you then want to add your SQRL account to the forums here, you can do that. Click on your avatar icon in to the top right, and select the option "Connected accounts".
@Les in Florida Welcome to the forum. Having this question in the security section of the forum is fine. But, this particular thread is about cell phone numbers and what criminals can do with them. While it is normal for threads to drift from their topic a bit all the time, it might be better to put your question into a separate new thread of it's own with a separate topic specific subject line.
Ron
In case @Les in Florida is confused about what you're saying @rfrazier , the issue got addressed after you posted.
Similar threads
