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Re: Help with member profile / password
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:17:35 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Frank Filz wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Fred Trayers wrote:
> > Secondly, are there plans to change the
> > password system on LUGNET? It seems to me that the current "rules" for
> > passwords are exceedingly restrictive.
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> Hmm, what do you mean by this? The rules on what a legal password is are not
> very restrictive. There are no immediate plans to relax the need for passwords.
> Past actions of a few folks have made it imperitive that every post be
> authenticated. If you post from the web interface, you can leave yourself logged
> on, which eliminates most of the hassle.
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> Frank Filz
> (trying out his new lugnet id).
Frank-
Thanks for the reply!
In my opinion, the LUGNET rules for passwords are the most restrictive that I
have ever encountered (including password selection for classified military
computer systems).
Granted, the LUGNET rules and password strength analyzer make a lot of sense,
and it is prudent to follow them. However, I'm surprised that the system is set
up to *require* adherence. If a user chooses to use an "easily guessable"
password, then that user should accept the risks that go along with it.
In my case, I access LUGNET using the web interface from many different
computers. Therefore, I would prefer to use an "easy" password. Instead, I'm
forced to write a gibberish (albeit more secure) password, which may be safer,
but it is a bit more of an aggrevation. I guess I don't see what is so
sensitive about LUGNET posts that requires everyone to use complex (and easily
forgettable passwords).
Cheers,
-Fred
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| (...) This is not a new concern. In fact, if you read back issues of this very discussion group, you'll find me (4 years ago or whatever it was) railing bitterly against how restrictive the password rules are. (...) That's not making me feel really (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Currently Todd is the only one who can do this. I suggest you send him an e-mail to request he change it. (...) Hmm, what do you mean by this? The rules on what a legal password is are not very restrictive. There are no immediate plans to (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
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