I've used them in the past too, but I would guess the average person on the street just writes their obtuse passwords down.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jay Maynard Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Insecure security - was SDSF PS Command column This is what password managers were created for. I use Bitwarden, and can't recommend them highly enough. On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 9:13 AM Pommier, Rex <[email protected]> wrote: > You make a good point about making security so onerous one can't use it. > At my employer, we use a third party cloud application (unnamed to > conceal the perpetrator) that doesn't use multi-factor yet. However > their password to get in has to be a minimum of 16 characters. No > problem, right, just use a passphrase type password. However, they > also require upper, lower, number, and special character. And they > keep a history of 10 prior passwords and require a change every 60 > days. Their requirements pretty much guarantee most people will be > writing the passwords down, thus bypassing a lot of the security they think > they have. > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
