[Cialug] secure passwords

[Tom Pohl]

And then 8 hours later, your password expires :)

-Tom

On Aug 21, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:

> So it looks like someone at Microsoft takes security seriously by
> enforcing strong passwords:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B276304&x=16&y=20
>
> Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and
> Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords
>
> ...
>
> APPLIES TO
> •	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
> •	Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
> •	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
>
>
> Wow, I sound like a sissy after complaining yesterday about having to
> type my password so many times. I think with a password complying with
> the above policy it'd take me all morning to log in. Can you imagine
> seeing the post-it note stuck to the side of the monitor of someone
> with one of those passwords?
>
> -- 
> Matthew Nuzum
> newz2000 on freenode
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