I talked to a guy who got into a dispute over password lock outs. The guy kept accussing him of messing with it every month so he hard set it to : Iamastupid<swearwordshere> and said here's your password.
He said it was worth the meeting with HR. On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hahahahahahahaha > > Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE > > Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the > Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings. > > On Aug 12, 2011 4:54 PM, "Sam Cayze" <[email protected]> wrote: > > You know what is neat? If you type your password in this forum, it > > automatically is changed to asterisks! > > > > Cool, try it. > > > > See, here is mine: > > ******************* > > > > Now you try! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 2:24 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > Now you are all entering you real current Password right? Hmmm..how long > > until you are hacked because the collected those Passwords? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 2:19 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > A good brute force attack doesn't throw passwords out for authentication > - > > just gets the hashed passwords and checks them against hashed values, > AFAIK. > > Therefore account lockouts are not triggered. > > > > > > Sent from my POS BlackBerry wireless device, which may wipe itself at any > > moment > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: "Ben Schorr" <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:15:39 -1000 > > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > > > Length is more important than complexity, no doubt. While it's good to > have > > mixed case and numbers and symbols the fact that you COULD is enough to > > force any brute force attack to check for it. > > > > > > > > And, frankly, any system that will allow 1,000 passwords a second to be > > thrown at it without locking the account or alerting an admin has a > serious > > problem. > > > > > > > > Ben M. Schorr > > > > Roland Schorr & Tower > > > > www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr > > > > > > > > From: andy [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 12:00 > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > > > > > huh.. just tried something similar to one of my passwords, all lowercase, > > all letters, of course my real password has a couple of numbers in it. > > > > 780 quintillion years > > > > 20 character password all lowercase - 97billion years 11character > password > > all lowercase 314 years huh... the password -- 0987654321aaaaaa -1 > billion > > years aaaaaaaaaaaa - 12 years to hack > > > > so much for the password rules. > > > > then again my password would not work on a unix system. Are unix systems > > still only 8 characters. > > it looks like any 8 character password can be hacked in less than a week. > > > > > > At 11:00 AM 8/11/2011, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > > > > > > > > Good point, I just got phished. > > > > From: Gary Slinger [ mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> ] > > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 10:57 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > It wasn't one of my current 'real' passwords. I'm not putting one of > those > > in on a site I don't know. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: "Kennedy, Jim" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:46:08 -0400 > > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > Buwhahahah.... 124 thousand years. > > > > From: Gary Slinger [ mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> ] > > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 10:45 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > With one special character, 15 years. Without it, 4 days. Interesting. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: "Martin Blackstone" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:19:59 -0700 > > To: NT System Admin Issues< [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" < > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > I got one year. > > > > From: Shauna Hensala [ mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] > > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 7:16 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > Have your users go here: http://www.howsecureismypassword.net/ > > and enter their password to see how long it would take to crack. A fun > > little exercise. > > > > Description: Red roseShauna Hensala > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:43:08 +0000 > > I changed my bed linens at the beginning of each semester whether they > > needed changing or not. J > > > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com > > <http://www.carlwebster.com/> > > > > > > From: Crawford, Scott [ mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> ] > > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 8:32 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > nice. > > > > Reminds me of an old roommate, "I clean the shower every six months > whether > > it needs it or not." > > > > Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > On Aug 11, 2011 7:42 AM, Webster <[email protected] > wrote: > > I change my passwords religiously every 7 years. > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com > > <http://www.carlwebster.com/> > > > > > > From: Gasper, Rick [ mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> ] > > Subject: RE: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > Crap...I now have to change my password again... > > > > From: Jon Harris [ mailto:[email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> ] > > Subject: Re: Almost, but not quite OT: Passwords > > > > If the in-house team ever got a round to it both could be kept happy but > > using something like "Horses like 2 fly, like bugs like to be stepped > on!" > > Complex and easy to remember. How long would that take for a brute force > > attack or a dictionary attack to get the password? > > > > FYI that is NOT one of my passwords! > > > > Jon > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Webster <[email protected] > > wrote: > > Because the security team and or auditor are simply following a check > list. > > Complex passwords required - check. 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