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    Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?) —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) but not all. I don't. (...) I doubt most people that write down passwords apply any of these cyphers to them but I am just speculating on this particular point. (...) Fascinating... can you provide a reference for this assertion, or is it just (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?) —John Matthews
     From the last two posts, I think I have arrived at my own conclusion on this matter. Todd wants to protect his hard earned work by issuing complicated passwords that theoretically cannot be hacked. I can't blame Todd for this notion, it seems to (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
    
         (canceled) —Todd Lehman
    
         Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?) —Todd Lehman
     (...) Thanks for your insightful and thoughtful comments, John! It's really not as complicated as it may seem. There is a simple pw tester, it does a reasonable job of identifying weaknesses in pw's, and it outputs a number in a range. It fails (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)  
   
        (canceled) —Scott Arthur
   
        Re: PW validation (was: Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful?) —Scott Arthur
   This is an interesting subject. However, I only know one person who keeps a written note of his password/ATM number etc. The only reason he does this is because he is dyslexic. Despite that, I'm sure that as more and more web services now ask for (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 

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