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NS&I website - going round in circles trying to log in
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Does the 6 digit pin need to be entered along with the password every time now?0
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Swipe said:Does the 6 digit pin need to be entered along with the password every time now?2
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Swipe said:Does the 6 digit pin need to be entered along with the password every time now?
As soon as you use a different device or browser, or clean delete your cookies, you will be asked to re-authenticate.1 -
I just created the pin and it worked0
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So I just logged in via my other PC to test and it sent a OTP to my phone and didn't ask for the PIN I set up earlier. So what is the exact point of the PIN and when is it required?0
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Dunno
ive logged in loads of times on 2 different devices in the last few days - and it’s never asked me for my new pin once!
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Daliah said:Swipe said:Does the 6 digit pin need to be entered along with the password every time now?
As soon as you use a different device or browser, or clean delete your cookies, you will be asked to re-authenticate.
I too wonder what the PIN is for.0 -
It looks like the PIN is completely pointless and offers no additional security at all from a logging in point of view. Maybe they'll start asking for a couple of characters when you phone or if you withdraw money or add a new nominated back account, in place of the answers to the ridiculous security questions?
https://www.nsandi.com/get-to-know-us/security/improved-security
"The first time you log in, we'll also ask you to create a 6-digit PIN as an extra piece of security information for use in the future."1 -
I have some codes which never get cleared with cookies, such as Santander. Perhaps NS&I are the same.
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