This zone is not connected to the central player database
When trying to enter a zone that is not connected to the SSC-biller, the Continuum client will prompt the user with the following message:
This zone is not connected to the central player database. You should use a different password for this zone as your passwords may be exposed to zone staff. Do you wish to login using the current password?
The Continuum client triggers this message as a security mesure, in order to better protect users from username and password theft. It has often been considered a nuisance, as it sometimes scares new players away from non-SSC zones. Generally, users can ignore this message, as it is unlikely to happen, however, with modern examples such as Doc Flabby's SkyBill biller, which utilizes the TCP billing protocol, changing passwords might be something to consider because the biller can receive the password in plain text. This further suggests that password encryption is only done on SSC.
