A couple of other notes:
SSL encryption is used when necessary - how important is it to encrypt your photopass number? Not very to be honest. The encryption is enabled on the credit card page where it needs to be. SSL encryption is a huge overhead in processing power on a web server and thus will slow down the server if not used judiciously. It is ONLY used where needed - not for an entire site unless said site is necessary for your protection. (yes, I am a web professional - I've been programming for websites for more than 10 years...)
As far as Disney "would not use a register123 url", what about these: http://www.register123.com/event/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x77597740d
http://www.register123.com/event/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x14764e135&varPage=home
These were found with a simple Google search.
As far as claiming immediately that a site is a scam, as a community, we should be more inclined to search out the information to prove it one way or another, instead of just stating that something is a scam because it "seems like a temporary solution" or because it seems "suspicious".
I'm not trolling for flames, nor am I trying to start something, but I'd like to see more of a "wait and tell" until more information comes out than immediately closing off the information that has turned out to be very official.
I hope that this information is helpful to all who want to buy their cd and forgot to at the parks.
SSL encryption is used when necessary - how important is it to encrypt your photopass number? Not very to be honest. The encryption is enabled on the credit card page where it needs to be. SSL encryption is a huge overhead in processing power on a web server and thus will slow down the server if not used judiciously. It is ONLY used where needed - not for an entire site unless said site is necessary for your protection. (yes, I am a web professional - I've been programming for websites for more than 10 years...)
As far as Disney "would not use a register123 url", what about these: http://www.register123.com/event/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x77597740d
http://www.register123.com/event/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x14764e135&varPage=home
These were found with a simple Google search.
As far as claiming immediately that a site is a scam, as a community, we should be more inclined to search out the information to prove it one way or another, instead of just stating that something is a scam because it "seems like a temporary solution" or because it seems "suspicious".
I'm not trolling for flames, nor am I trying to start something, but I'd like to see more of a "wait and tell" until more information comes out than immediately closing off the information that has turned out to be very official.
I hope that this information is helpful to all who want to buy their cd and forgot to at the parks.