Verify Identity

Did something change with the Numista site where we must now verify our identity each and every  time we log in to Numista? Seems every time I visit recently, I must do so. Thanks in advance.

I don't need to log in on every visit. Is your browser set up to clear cookies?

I just logged in (using a private window) and I wasn't asked to “verify” anything, just username and password and I was in.

Unless I've overlooked something there don't seem to be any settings in the Numista profile that would affect this.

Thanks, probably on my side. I purchased a new antivirus and VPN product so maybe that is mucking things up.

There are some measures against different kind of fradulent activities on Numista, I would bet that VPN might be the culprit behind this. If the problem persists, then you can contact Xavier.

Jarcek

There are some measures against different kind of fradulent activities on Numista, I would bet that VPN might be the culprit behind this. If the problem persists, then you can contact Xavier.

Thank you. I try not to bother him.

Hello,

I guess you are talking about this kind of verification:

It indeed appears based on different rules, including usage of some VPNs, in order to secure Numista.

Xavier

Hello,

 

I guess you are talking about this kind of verification:

 

It indeed appears based on different rules, including usage of some VPNs, in order to secure Numista.

Yes, you guessed right. Exactly what I am getting now. It's just that it happens very often, and sometimes even during the same session navigating the Numista site. Very annoying. I may consider attempting to bypass the VPN  option on several sites including Numista if that is even possible. VPN is new to me and I don't fully understand it. Thank you.

EDIT: FYI, I tried to customize the VPN for individual sites such as Numista and was unable to do so. My particular VPN can only be enabled or disabled for all sites. When I disable the VPN I do not have that annoyance when coming to sites like Numista.  Specifically, the VPN I am using considers the Numista site to be "compromised".  I guess I have some decisions to make as to whether the VPN is worth bothering with or not. Hope this info is helpful to you.

-Harry

Sorry if is a dumb question, but what are the advantages of using a VPN to access Numista??

Geison

Sorry if is a dumb question, but what are the advantages of using a VPN to access Numista??

There are a lot of reasons to use VPN. Probably not specific for Numista.

But, if you are using a VPN, every site you go is via VPN. Just a consequence.

Geison

Sorry if is a dumb question, but what are the advantages of using a VPN to access Numista??

I believe in this case there was no desire to use a VPN with Numista. But to answer your question: If I had a particularly valuable collection of numismatic items (not true in my case) and I used Numista to catalog the collection I would worry about someone using Numista to identify me as a theft target. Steps to protect my privacy could include not using real my name, using an e-mail address not used for other activities, not posting on the forum, and using a VPN to make it harder to determine my location.