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Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?)
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Sun, 23 Apr 2000 13:18:20 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
So are you going to enforce that people HAVE to set their passwords to
things that the validator feels don't suck,

That is its purpose.

Draconian and rather big-parentish. Why can't I take the risk of a sucky
password if I so choose? Not that I personally would, mind you.

Now, unlike government jackbootedness, we do as consumers have a choice not to
use Lugnet... but what exactly is the harm of allowing sucky passwords? It
falls entirely or for the most part on the person who made the poor choice. Why
be their daddy?

++Lar



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  Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?)
 
(...) You put more at risk than your own data or matters when you choose a sucky password. (Think about it.) (...) Increased probability of successful brute-force compromises. (...) Have I somehow given you the impression that that the only purpose (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?)
 
(...) That is its purpose. --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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