Your Mojang account is what stops any random person from connecting as you on a multiplayer server, logging in as you, along with many other things. But it's actually much more important than you'd expect to keep your account secure. This blog will tell you how to do so, and why you should.


There are many things that you can lose by simply keeping your account insecure.

LOSE: Access to your account

Someone with your email and password is able to change both of those things. They're the only thing stopping people from changing your login details, which would stop you using your account.

LOSE: Your multiplayer progress

If someone has access to your account, there is absolutely nothing preventing them from connecting to every server you play on, and destroying all your stuff. Worse still, they can easily go and get you permabanned, since they're using your account.

LOSE: Your privacy

Your Mojang account contains more personal info than you'd expect. Here's what is accessible simply from the Mojang.com accounts page:



Would you really want someone you've never met to know all of that about you?


It's actually really simple to stay secure - all you have to do is never share a few things, and have a secure password.

Never Share

• Your Mojang password
  
• Your transaction ID
  
• Your .minecraft folder
  

What's a secure password?

It should contain

• A reasonably long length (10+ characters)
  
• CAPITAL letters
  
• Numbers
  
• Symbols ($!*%^)
  

It shouldn't

• Have anything to do with Minecraft
  
• Be any word from the dictionary by itself
  
• Contain the word 'password'
  
• Be easy to guess
  
• Have anything to do with your username or email
  

Mojang or Planet Minecraft staff will never ask for your password. If someone pretends to be either, and asks for it, do not give it to them, and report them if applicable. Server owners/staff do not need your password - never give it to them. If a server owner asks for your password, then it's probably best to avoid that server. Your best friend doesn't need your password either. No-one does.

Got any other tips on how to stay secure? Leave them in the comments below!