I like the strong passwords. I just have one complaint. If I enter a password: jj%123456&abcdef or something similar, the system will reject it calling it a weak password. If I enter something like: K12345, then the system will call it a strong password.
Doug On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Ken - Precision Web Hosting, Inc < [email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "User Ernie" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 9:34 PM > Subject: [BlueOnyx:06914] Re: Disable Strong Passwords > > > > There is nothing wrong with the system suggesting if a password is strong > > or > > weak in the programmers opinion, however a site administrator should > > still be able to set what password they want. If a person can't remeber > a > > password because it's too hard, then they will either set it to auto > > entry, > > or write it down on a postit note or something equally insecure. > > > > BlueOnyx already locks out dictionary and other brute force attacks quite > > well. > > > > > > - Ernie. > > > > It's really a pain to have to get yourself off of blacklists because of > user=sales password=sales. Then the servers spams all night and you see it > in the morning. > > Email software already remembers the passwords. Even the webmail can be set > to remember. > > >>brute force attacks > If the password is too easy, then it takes so few tries to guess it, that > they are not blocked. I've had that happen multiple times. > > ---- > Ken M > Precision Web Hosting, Inc. > http://www.precisionweb.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blueonyx mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx >
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