🛡️ Deep Dive into Account 'Sealing': How to Safely Extend GPT Account Usage by Inviting Friends?

Whether you've seen your OpenAI subscription share cost decreased, you want to invite more people to join the account to extend the duration, but find that the platform's multi-session detection mechanisms have become increasingly strict, many people have encountered problems such as account blocking or phone verification. In fact, the fear of sharing an account with other users is not baseless.

With continuous updates to OpenAI's anti-hacking system, if you don't use the proper techniques to protect your account, not only will it bring about loss of access privileges, it could also put your main account at risk of being banned forever.

Today, I will share four operational practices to reduce the risk of account loss, and help you create a safe account sharing environment:

1. Source Control: IP Address and Network Environment

The most important thing when sharing an account is to control the IP addresses. It is quite risky if the original account IP is an IP pool commonly used by providers such as DMIT.

Recommended practices:

• Use residential IPs: Such IPs usually come from home users, are more stable, and have a lower risk of being associated with bulk accounts.

• Bind one VPS IP: If you must use a VPS, assign one dedicated IP to one account, and check that the IP is not shared by multiple users at the same time.

• Avoid IP pools: Shared IP addresses or data center IP addresses have a high risk of being associated with bulk accounts, and should be avoided as much as possible.

2. Endpoint Management: Delay and Connection Control

Users who are inexperienced often share API endpoints, but the high-frequency requests from multiple users will soon trigger the threshold for OpenAI anti-hacking.

Recommended practices:

• Random delays: Users can independently configure the Node delay time (from 1 to 10 seconds randomly) to avoid too many requests being sent within the same time period.

• Use a new node provider: Use a new node provider, and every two weeks switch between two providers to avoid being associated.

• A node only controls one account: Do not share the same node with multiple accounts.

3. Multi-session Monitoring and Account Decoupling

OpenAI tracks accounts through multiple signals, such as the number of login devices and IP changes.

Recommended practices:

• Control the number of devices: The original user no longer needs to log in, so that the account only has one logged-in device, which reduces the signal of multi-device sign-in.

• Do not log in frequently: Avoid resetting passwords and frequently updating account information.

• Unlimited sessions: This function cannot be disabled. It is normal to see unknown devices signed in, try not to click the 'sign out' button, to avoid triggering the multi-session alarm.

4. Account Operations: Reducing Risk Exposure

Once your account shows signs of being blocked or verified, you should quickly save the damage.

Recommended practices:

• Check the login status: If the account has been blocked, wait for one or two months and try to log in again. If you can't log in again, try to add a new card.

• Isolate the account: If you find that the account status is abnormal, decide whether to continue using it or let go of it according to the situation.

• Clear device information: Change the IP, clear cookies, browser cache, and other key information.