Telltale Games

cheeken · 09/06/2010, 01:51 pm

Passwords that contain apostrophes seem to prevent logins via the 'activation panel' in most TTG games, even though logging in to the website works.

More specifically, when my password contains an apostrophe, I cannot activate my games via login - I am told I entered the wrong password. Immediately after changing my password and removing the apostrophe, however, the activation works properly (via login).

For a long time, I had been activating my games via serial number because of this problem. Only with the recent game bundle did I uncover this problem, as the lack of a serial number activation in this particular product forced me to investigate.

PS - This isn't a call for support, per se; my games are working fine now. Just wanted let folks know this problem exists.

xbskid · 09/06/2010, 08:36 pm

If it doesn't let you enter your password--and passwords with non-alphanumeric characters -are- normal--then it's a problem. Toss a bug ticket to support.

Leak · 09/07/2010, 12:44 am

Considering apostrophes are the string constant delimiters in SQL I'm hoping there's not another tale of Little Bobby Tables ahead for Telltale...

xbskid · 09/07/2010, 05:20 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leak

Considering apostrophes are the string constant delimiters in SQL I'm hoping there's not another tale of Little Bobby Tables ahead for Telltale...

Little Bobby Tables's sister is apparently named "Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory".

flesk · 09/07/2010, 11:12 pm

I can't imagine Telltale not using prepared statements.

xbskid · 09/08/2010, 03:09 am

If the forums disappear in the next two days, you'll know why.

orianablage · 09/10/2010, 11:52 pm

I didn't faced this problem, most of the times I use letters and numbers only.. Sometimes some special characters, but not apostrophes. I'll keep it in mind.

DejectedArr · 09/14/2010, 07:47 am

More likely is that it's an issue with gpc_magic_quotes in php, so your ' is becoming \' before it goes into a hashing algorithm.

xbskid · 09/18/2010, 02:11 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by DejectedArr

More likely is that it's an issue with gpc_magic_quotes in php, so your ' is becoming \' before it goes into a hashing algorithm.

Does that means the passwords are stored in plaintext in their database? I mean, shouldn't they be hashed and/or encoded prior to being stored?

09/06/2010, 01:51 pm	#1
cheeken Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5	Passwords with special characters & login problems Passwords that contain apostrophes seem to prevent logins via the 'activation panel' in most TTG games, even though logging in to the website works. More specifically, when my password contains an apostrophe, I cannot activate my games via login - I am told I entered the wrong password. Immediately after changing my password and removing the apostrophe, however, the activation works properly (via login). For a long time, I had been activating my games via serial number because of this problem. Only with the recent game bundle did I uncover this problem, as the lack of a serial number activation in this particular product forced me to investigate. PS - This isn't a call for support, per se; my games are working fine now. Just wanted let folks know this problem exists.

09/10/2010, 11:52 pm	#7
orianablage Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3	I didn't faced this problem, most of the times I use letters and numbers only.. Sometimes some special characters, but not apostrophes. I'll keep it in mind. __________________ With 7zip compressing files has become a game!

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09/06/2010, 08:36 pm	#2
xbskid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turdbarn Posts: 725	If it doesn't let you enter your password--and passwords with non-alphanumeric characters -are- normal--then it's a problem. Toss a bug ticket to support.

09/07/2010, 12:44 am	#3
Leak Blorp blorp blorp... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Linz, Austria Posts: 983	Considering apostrophes are the string constant delimiters in SQL I'm hoping there's not another tale of Little Bobby Tables ahead for Telltale...

09/07/2010, 11:12 pm	#5
flesk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 679	I can't imagine Telltale not using prepared statements.

09/08/2010, 03:09 am	#6
xbskid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turdbarn Posts: 725	If the forums disappear in the next two days, you'll know why.

09/14/2010, 07:47 am	#8
DejectedArr Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8	More likely is that it's an issue with gpc_magic_quotes in php, so your ' is becoming \' before it goes into a hashing algorithm.