What I want to know is what kind of application in 2009 "requires" a network password to not be complex to be installed?
I'm just glad he's not in the office yet because I would have to rip him to shreds.....yeah you can call me alice. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > A complex password is so easy to create this sentence is one. **Any** > properly formatted sentence is an adequately complex “password”. People see > me enter my password and ask “how do you remember all that?”. A 25 character > sentence is easier to remember than some bizarre mix of random characters of > half the length. > > > > Even 17 December 2009 is a complex password – does SQL not allow spaces in > passwords? You security experts, is “Sr2FDeT2M0hProYMs” a more complex > password than “There once was a man from Nantucket.”? The latter is a 35 > character password that I’m sure most of you could remember. > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:46 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Thursday Funny Request > > > > A complex password is SOOOO easy to create, just look at what is used > whenever you go to a MS training class: p...@ssw0rd, or something along > those lines. Even todays date configured correctly meets the password > complexity requiremends....17December2009. Sheesh.......now I've quit > laughing and am bordering on being pissed off. > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds to me like you have some people working as DBA's that should be > watched ALL the time to me. > > > > Jon > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Sherry Abercrombie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Got this request from on of our DBA's, I'm waiting to respond until after I > stop laughing hysterically: > > Need domain policy temporarly changed on dbaserver to remove requirment > for Windows complex password, so application can be installed and then the > policy can be reactivated. > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > Sent from Keller, TX, United States > > > > > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from Keller, TX, United States ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
