Add the banks/financial/credit card companies where I have to answer my personal questions every time just because I proactively clear my cookies and history out.
Bob From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Preventing certain passwords Another thing that bugs me about websites and passwords is that most of them don't accept special characters beyond alpha-numeric. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Christopher J. Bosak <[email protected]> wrote: That's exactly what bugs me. My standard password for my home computer is 20 characters long. Most websites seem to limit at 8-10. Christopher J. Bosak Vector Company c. 847.603.4673 [email protected] "You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue." - B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 08:21 hrs To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Preventing certain passwords KISS of course, and I don't use pass*words* anymore. A "password" of Isn't this insane? is easy to remember, for example. I'm assuming words with apostrophes and/or hyphens adds complexity right? What I hate are websites that don't allow more than a certain number of characters Preaching to the choir I am sure. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Preventing certain passwords On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> wrote: > [1] I find it unbelivable that in 2003, thats ["password1"] considered a secure password. That assumes most people want their passwords to be secure. For most people, their goal is to make their password as easy as possible -- easy to type, easy to remember, and sometimes even easy to share. (Complicated passwords are harder to communicate to friends and co-workers.) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
