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Post #204,426
by Silverlock
4/22/05 11:44:09 AM
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New As I said before
I would prefer complex passwords with a lengthy expiration. I am constrained by corporate policy in this matter and can only relay to my users the requirements.
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Post #204,429
by Another Scott
4/22/05 11:45:27 AM
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New Understood. :-)
     Password policy letter - (Silverlock) - (29) - April 15, 2005, 09:46:33 AM EDT
         Disagree about the expiration - (hnick) - (22) - April 15, 2005, 10:43:10 AM EDT
             "feel free to adapt" - (Silverlock) - (21) - April 15, 2005, 11:50:01 AM EDT
                 Re: "feel free to adapt" - (Yendor) - (19) - April 15, 2005, 11:52:47 AM EDT
                     Are you sure about that? - (Silverlock) - (18) - April 15, 2005, 12:11:37 PM EDT
                         Let's say I'm a bad guy - (Yendor) - (17) - April 15, 2005, 12:32:00 PM EDT
                             On the other hand - (JayMehaffey) - April 15, 2005, 01:09:01 PM EDT
                             Account locked after 5 bad passwords - (Silverlock) - April 15, 2005, 01:42:53 PM EDT
                             You are an *incompetent* bad guy - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 15, 2005, 02:10:27 PM EDT
                                 Granted... - (Yendor) - (2) - April 15, 2005, 03:18:07 PM EDT
                                     Disagree - (Silverlock) - April 15, 2005, 04:01:40 PM EDT
                                     But not enough to be even remotely useful -NT - (ben_tilly) - April 15, 2005, 04:39:52 PM EDT
                             Re: Let's say I'm a bad guy - (dws) - (10) - April 21, 2005, 07:47:02 PM EDT
                                 BINGO! - (hnick) - April 22, 2005, 07:44:21 AM EDT
                                 Yep, during security audit at gov agency I worked at - (tuberculosis) - April 22, 2005, 09:37:09 AM EDT
                                 What's the alternative? - (Silverlock) - (6) - April 22, 2005, 10:57:58 AM EDT
                                     Yeabut requiring frequent changes makes it worse. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 22, 2005, 11:12:12 AM EDT
                                         As I said before - (Silverlock) - (1) - April 22, 2005, 11:44:09 AM EDT
                                             Understood. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 22, 2005, 11:45:27 AM EDT
                                     single signon with a 90 day passwd expiration - (boxley) - (2) - April 22, 2005, 11:15:29 AM EDT
                                         Single signon is a happy dream - (Silverlock) - (1) - April 22, 2005, 11:46:37 AM EDT
                                             Problem with SSO - (jbrabeck) - April 22, 2005, 11:57:02 AM EDT
                                 Pretty much everyone will write it down anyways - (admin) - April 22, 2005, 01:48:35 PM EDT
                 Make the expiration longer than that. - (ben_tilly) - April 15, 2005, 02:12:00 PM EDT
         I, like it! Me being the password Nazi at work - (folkert) - April 15, 2005, 11:25:48 AM EDT
         And here - (jbrabeck) - April 15, 2005, 12:38:08 PM EDT
         Make 'em use Unicode. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 15, 2005, 04:51:00 PM EDT
             We've been looking at several alternatives - (Silverlock) - April 15, 2005, 04:54:25 PM EDT
         Apart from the fact that passwords suck - (pwhysall) - April 15, 2005, 05:51:37 PM EDT
         Bit of a late reply... - (static) - May 6, 2005, 12:44:47 AM EDT

But clearly, it's unreasonable to use a sledge hammer to drive upholstery tacks.
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