On 9/2/11 1:47 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote: > Microsoft, you've got to be kidding. If an attacker has enough access to > your > system in order to start cracking your passwords, then they'll almost > certainly > succeed within a few days. Unless you've chosen a really, really good > password, in > which case it might be some years. So 30 to 90 days makes very little sense. > > (And, if you're really serious about the maximum of 90 days, how come the > entry > box allows up to 999?) > > But then, right down at the bottom, it tells me that "Default: 42."
But, but, but, isn't that The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything? _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
