Our building alarm has this already.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug < [email protected]> wrote: > I was just reading all those emails about making hard to crack passwords > (Almost but not quite OT: Passwords). I like Steve Gibson’s analysis of why > long passwords are harder to brute force crack than shorter complex ones. > But, I wonder…**** > > ** ** > > Why hasn’t anyone implemented fail words? Two or more passwords associated > with your account or whatever. One you use for normal access and is as hard > to crack as you can make it and still be memorable. Then another password > that would be easy(er) to crack that triggers some event? Here are a few > scenarios I can think of off the top of my head:**** > > ** ** > > [] Bank manager forced to open the vault at gunpoint. Use the failword. > Opens the vault and rings the silent alarm.**** > > [] Someone tries to login to your PayPal or bank account and tries your > failword. They get the usual bad password result, but you get a text message > on your cell phone.**** > > [] Someone tries to unlock your iPhone. They try the failword and it gets > locked until you send it a special email or text or 24 hours expire, etc. > **** > > ** ** > > Is there some reason this is a bad idea? I can’t think of any…**** > > ** ** > > Doug Hilderbrand | Systems Analyst, Information Technology | Crane > Aerospace & Electronics > > **** > ------------------------------ > > Check out the new Crane Aerospace Electronics > Newsroom<http://newsroom.craneae.com/> > ! > Like us on > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Crane-Aerospace-Electronics/163305413682908> > ! > We value your opinion! <http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm> How > may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are > doing: http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm > > Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. > > Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: > The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is > confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any > unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message > and all attachments from your electronic files. > ------------------------------ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > -- G. Waleed Kavalec __________________ Remember Remember this Coming November The Debt Crisis Treason and Plot I know of No Reason the Republican Treason Should EVER be Forgot ! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
