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Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Date:
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Sun, 23 Apr 2000 19:33:28 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> The point is that there are plenty of other pw's that people could come up
> with which aren't dangerous, but which are sufficiently random and perfectly
> memorable.
Maybe I'm just miffed because it failed *all* of the passwords I use? :) If I
did anything that even remotely required great security that would be a problem
I guess!
> > IMHO it is reasonable to impose a minimum limit of characters, impose an
> > alpha-numeric mix, maybe even make sure that it isn't just one word known
> > to a dictionary mixed with one number. But much more than that seems too
> > restrictive.
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> :) you and I both know that you're an extremely intelligent adult who has
> thought about these things and wouldn't pick something particularly risky
*mumble*mumble* Look over there - a MISB Galaxy Explorer!
> What of a 10-year-old kid (not that there's anything wrong
> with being a 10yo)? Just because someone is a 10yo, should they should be
> given a break and allowed to pick a risky pw like "lego4me"?
It's not just children - there are lots of adults out there with even mild
learning difficulties that might find it hard to remember more randomised
passwords.
> On the flipside, if someone chooses a weak password and never writes it down
> and never tells it to anyone, but then someone halfway around the globe who
> has never met them suddenly guesses it through trial and error or a brute-
> force attack, the blame lies entirely with the system and not with the user.
Just out of curiousity - would LUGNET allow brute-force or trial and error
attacks? Something like sending an email warning after 3 fails, then locking
the account for 24 hours after 5 fails would somewhat negate the danger of
those types of attacks?
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