It's basically a hash or checksum. It's generated by the characters that make up Q's username/password. It's either really Q, or it's someone that got ahold of Q's credentials. If they logged in some other way, like with a password reset for example, it would generate a different code.
The site 4chan/8chan/8kun doesn't have a copy of Q's credentials/password/passphrase in a database or anything. It can't be extracted from the servers. It is just a one-way hash function. The only way it could be obtained is from the Q team itself. letting the password get out would be the biggest amateur move ever. It's Q.
Can that code be used to post by anyone other than Q?
No
It's basically a hash or checksum. It's generated by the characters that make up Q's username/password. It's either really Q, or it's someone that got ahold of Q's credentials. If they logged in some other way, like with a password reset for example, it would generate a different code.
It could also be a compromised server. The id could be hardcoded if you can modify the code on the server. Just saying.
password was never leaked
You are mistaken. When did that ever happen?
I suppose if they guessed Qs password or if they hacked the site. But the board owner didn’t say it was
The site 4chan/8chan/8kun doesn't have a copy of Q's credentials/password/passphrase in a database or anything. It can't be extracted from the servers. It is just a one-way hash function. The only way it could be obtained is from the Q team itself. letting the password get out would be the biggest amateur move ever. It's Q.