We were told by the DSS to keep a log of master system passwords in the security container (safe). Which is kind of irrelevant in our situation since we have standalone systems, and these guys never heard of flipping the CMOS reset jumper and booting a pnordahl disc.
Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Passwords on paper? Seriously? On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:47 AM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote: > I'm weirder than I thought, it would NEVER occur to me to tell someone to > have *any* password on paper ANYWHERE, but apparently some security guys > don't have a problem with it: For shared/system passwords, we keep many of them on paper logs in locked cabinets or safes. (Some in sealed, signed envelopes.) An air gap is still the best firewall. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
