Login Management

Accessing your account is as easy as entering your domain name and password on the login screen or clicking one of our Single Sign-On options. As a web hosting provider, we're charged with safeguarding a lot of valuable and sensitive information, such as website files, contact information, and financial data, a responsibility we take very seriously. We've implemented sophisticated backend security measures to the login process to prevent targeted attacks and added options like limited-access user passwords, resulting in a login experience that's easy to use and doesn't compromise security.

Passwords are the first level of protection against hacking, but research has shown that up to a shocking 90 percent of user-created passwords are vulnerable to hacking—90 percent! If that isn't caused for concern, we don't know what is. We rely on a slew of security protocols to ensure that your login is secure, but these measures can only go so far. Nowadays, it's becoming increasingly important for you to be proactive in keeping your login information secure. Not only do you need to create a strong password to withstand hacking attempts, but you also need to keep it safe, so it doesn't find its way into the wrong hands.

Strong Password Do's

• Make It Memorable - Long, complex passwords are the most secure, but they're often hard to remember. Try this to make it memorable: Think of an easy-to-remember phrase or piece of information, and then replace letters with similar characters or symbols. You could even take that phrase and make it an acronym before substituting symbols. For example, "I went to JFK High in 1975" can become "!WtJFKh1gh@I_75" or something similar.
• Use Different Passwords Everywhere - You wouldn't use the same key for your house, car, mailbox, etc., so why would you use the same password for your online accounts? If a hacker obtains your password, they'll first check whether that password works for other websites. It only takes one compromised login to put all of your other accounts (reusing the password) at risk.
• Use a Password Manager - A password manager—like LastPass, Dashlane, KeePass, 1Password, etc.—is an app that saves your login credentials for different sites, then automatically logs you in the next time you visit. Some will even generate unique, complicated passwords for you. They're available in any web browser, and many apps will even sync across your devices.

Strong Password Don'ts

• Don't Use Dictionary Words - Hackers can employ a list of every word in the dictionary (or multiple dictionaries) to use against a password database. Luckily, strong passwords aren't usually vulnerable to this kind of attack.
• Don't Use Common Passwords - As with dictionary words, common passwords and generic sequences like password, admin, 123456, qwerty, etc., are also discouraged because they're easily hacked. Read this Gizmodo article for the 25 most popular passwords of 2015.
• Don't Reference Personal Information - It's easy to remember names, phone numbers, birthdays, etc. However, that kind of information is easy for hackers to find using social media and other methods.
• Don't Write It Down - If someone finds your password, they could do any number of things with your account, such as logging in and changing or stealing information, and even resetting your password. This is especially a problem with banking and email passwords.
• Don't Share It - Sharing your password with a friend or family member often seems harmless, but it could be easily mishandled and fall into the wrong hands.
• Don't Log In From Public Computers - It's easy for someone to look over your shoulder in a public place to view your password as you enter it. And it's even easier to accidentally save your login information for a particular website, allowing the next visitor access to your account.