Who else think this is a security risk.....
 

Many affiliate program's have their link-codes like this:
http://domain.com/reftracler=ID
and ID = username in 50-60% of the cases...

I really don't feel good about people knowing my user-name..
They can take a brute force script + word-list.. and its just a matter of time before they have access to my account = my money

I like NATS because they encrypt the link - thanks guys... I wish more Programs would do the same

Yup i agree or a number like 487475 byt nope ahha

if someone is going to go thru the trouble of trying to brute force your affiliate account , they would just decrypt your username before they tried to crack it.. all the nats codes do for me is make it harder to add link codes. :2 cents:

Perhaps you should generate a random 10+ digit password... Maybe even do the same for the username...

sure, but it could still make it a smaller risk

Yep.. pisses me off since I use scripts for all my links and sites so things like campaign codes and stuff can be done by the script... After ARS shutting down all their sites and then hawgcash, I don't hard code any freakin links anymore unless it's a gallery I have to submit...

I agree with smokey on this one, it's much easier to play with codes.

frankly i highly doubt it . if someone is determined to hack an affiliate account solely on a username they found , they would also be smart enough to decrypt the nats username that is very simply decoded.

I keep 8 char strong passwords thats different from each site, but the username they can se in the code - that is the problem..

Just like I know Smokey uses "gfy" or "gfygfy" on many of his sites.. its fucked

Guess its just me then :pimp

Seeing my ref code gives me wood.

Especially when it's showing up in the google serps.

werd :thumbsup