On Sat, 2011-04-16 at 16:31 -0600, Shane Hathaway wrote: > K`4i-&]r > <*Xe>o]4 > ,ru7V;RO}x > CFp<7xY[? > K,$q42lC<Y > C3@-*TD\k > > These are all insecure passwords because nearly everyone will write them > down. Maybe you're saying we should scare people into using better > passwords, but I suggest people don't react well to being frightened.
I'm tired of hearing that writing down passwords is insecure. Do you consider your car key insecure? Your house key? Your credit card? They're all physical objects that are easy to steal, yet you (hopefully) realize immediately that because we keep them physically close they're sufficiently secure. Write down a password and it becomes the equivalent of of a physical security token, just keep it safe. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
