used to never have to do it, now gotta do it every time.
how do i change it?

required now i believe

All accounts require a gold password.

You can however make a device remember it from gold settings.

Remember Gold Password On This Device
https://forums.d2jsp.org/gold.php?a=2

ty

You should type it! more secure

The staff recently made changes regarding your gold password, it is no longer optional.

You can find info here - http://forums.d2jsp.org/info.php?p=28
You can use this tool to set your gold pass word - https://forums.d2jsp.org/gold.php?a=2

You can use the tool above to setup your password, then use your new password to set your device as a trusted device, thus no longer needing a password.