http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:55:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-33635 Thu, 17 May 2007 18:16:04 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-33635 The number thing comes from password security best practices of the 90's, forcing a numeral into the password makes it 10x harder to brute force(which really doesn't mean much if you have the ability to automate the search). Life has moved on, and anti-spam measures do way more for security than fascist password policies, if you can keep the bots out, then they can't crack your passwords. The number thing comes from password security best practices of the 90’s, forcing a numeral into the password makes it 10x harder to brute force(which really doesn’t mean much if you have the ability to automate the search). Life has moved on, and anti-spam measures do way more for security than fascist password policies, if you can keep the bots out, then they can’t crack your passwords.

]]> http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30395 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:59:40 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30395 Seamus, your method is probably safer than mine. I have four different passwords, and I use one of the four for just about everything. If I can't remember which one I used for which site, I just run through them until it hits. That's probably REALLY stupid. Maybe I need to buy that roboform thing. Sheesh. Seamus, your method is probably safer than mine. I have four different passwords, and I use one of the four for just about everything. If I can’t remember which one I used for which site, I just run through them until it hits. That’s probably REALLY stupid. Maybe I need to buy that roboform thing. Sheesh.

]]> http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30393 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:29:26 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30393 What bugs me most about the lack of a uniform standard is that it makes everything far less secure. How do you remember 20 different passwords in 20 different formats? You can't, of course, so you write them down. Brilliant. What bugs me most about the lack of a uniform standard is that it makes everything far less secure. How do you remember 20 different passwords in 20 different formats? You can’t, of course, so you write them down. Brilliant.

]]> http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30391 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:26:32 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30391 Terry, Check out RoboForm.com. It's really a great piece of software to solve the problem you're having. Best 30 bucks I've spent. Terry,
Check out RoboForm.com. It’s really a great piece of software to solve the problem you’re having. Best 30 bucks I’ve spent.

]]> http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30390 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:15:52 +0000 http://www.thepomoblog.com/archive/the-problem-with-passwords-a-minor-rant/#comment-30390 Password management is built into some browsers and widely available as addons for IE. Password management is built into some browsers and widely available as addons for IE.

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