[Cialug] Password Resets

[Brett Neese]

My password is the standard "a bunch of random words strung together with a
delimiter," but the keyboard on my work laptop (which I hardly ever use) is
terrible, so I've been known to enter it incorrectly far more than 6 times
in a row. I would definitely be fired from Justin's company.

Brett Neese
563-210-3459



On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 4:46 PM jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:

> https://media.giphy.com/media/NFl9JyJQANdGE/giphy.gif
>
> On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 11:21 PM Justin Richeson <neomatrixjr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Do not give the user a password...for giving the user a password gives
> them
> > the opportunity to f__k it up 6 times and lock out again.  Instead,
> invest
> > your many hours of password resets into creating a secure password reset
> > system...and teach users to fix their own f__k-ups.
> > Then, convince your company to fire anyone that resets their passwords
> more
> > than twice in any given day more than 3 times...'cause that person ain't
> > smart enough for office work.
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:41 AM kristau <kristau at protonmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I feel for you, sir!
> > >
> > > I especially enjoyed the "tried every different combination" part.
> Phil,
> > > every different combination of that exact string is a set of 1. I just
> > > about sprayed coffee over my keyboard.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > kristau
> > >
> > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > >
> > > On Thursday, June 24th, 2021 at 9:43 AM, Todd Walton <
> tdwalton at gmail.com
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > No matter how hard a person tries, he or she is never going to escape
> > > >
> > > > users... they're always there... lurking around the next corner...
> > ready
> > > >
> > > > to launch upon the unsuspecting IT person such offenses as "the
> > password
> > > >
> > > > reset". Let's call my attacker Phil.
> > > >
> > > > An IM transcript:
> > > >
> > > > 14:46 Phil: That password "password" is not working
> > > >
> > > > 14:47 Phil: Wait. It worked!
> > > >
> > > > 14:49 Phil: tried every differnet combination and no luck
> > > >
> > > > 14:51 Me: Every different combination of what?
> > > >
> > > > 14:51 Me: Your password worked? Or didn't work?
> > > >
> > > > 14:52 Phil: password
> > > >
> > > > Phil, that isn't even English syntax. You gotta help me out, buddy. I
> > > >
> > > > literally set your password to "password" and told you that's what it
> > > was.
> > > >
> > > > All you gotta do is type "password". You could even cut and paste the
> > > >
> > > > actual word into the password field.
> > > >
> > > > I like the customer support aspect of my job. I like creating
> satisfied
> > > >
> > > > customers. I know it's a little dorky, but I cheered when Tron said
> "I
> > > >
> > > > fight for the user!" But people like Phil really test the limits. I
> > spent
> > > >
> > > > an hour on this password reset. I'm not help desk. Resetting
> passwords
> > > >
> > > > isn't my primary reason for being employed. Oy, the literal headache.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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