Gawain 0 #1 April 15, 2008 http://www.passwordmeter.com/ Two of my passwords get rated well, another one not so well...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #2 April 15, 2008 Mine all came up Very good with a lot of exceptionals. Not too much of a surprise though, I have to change them every 45 days and cannot repeat anywhere from 6-12 months (different systems), so I need to get creative She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 April 15, 2008 Let me get this straight. You went to a website and entered your passwords?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 April 15, 2008 I don't care how strong passwords are.. at work we almost need a password to go to the loo, but we have a list of passwords printed on the desk, as we use over 15 different passwords which need to be renewed evrey now and then...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #5 April 15, 2008 booyah. gotta populate brute force dictionaries somehow!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #6 April 15, 2008 Quote Let me get this straight. You went to a website and entered your passwords?? Who said anything about current passwords? I am not that stupid. She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #7 April 15, 2008 Quote I don't care how strong passwords are.. at work we almost need a password to go to the loo, but we have a list of passwords printed on the desk, as we use over 15 different passwords which need to be renewed evrey now and then... That in and of itself is wrong, totally defeats the purpose of security... She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 April 15, 2008 84% Very Strong (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 April 15, 2008 QuoteLet me get this straight. You went to a website and entered your passwords?? No, not me, it's the style of password (mixed case/n umbers & symbols) that I use. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #10 April 15, 2008 Quote That in and of itself is wrong, totally defeats the purpose of security... whuffo do you want security ? the cleaning lady ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #11 April 15, 2008 Quote at work we almost need a password to go to the loo At IBM, you had to use your badge to go through almost all doors, including the hallway to the bathroom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #12 April 15, 2008 Quote booyah. gotta populate brute force dictionaries somehow!!! Most people use the name of their kids and kids birthdays, or pets names. These guys just got 45,000 entries with "Britney". A lot of Unix systems will disconnect you. Mainframe systems will lock your logon ID after 4 tries and you have to call the No-Help desk. Most places that I work have you change passwords every 45 days. I'm not that inventive. I just use the same one and change the number on the end. That way, I can write the number on a post-it. "BRIT#3" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #13 April 15, 2008 Sup man, The best passwords are scientific names of plants and animals plus numbers- check it out.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #14 April 15, 2008 add to that: multiple systems with different access methods - I'm currently up to 5 e-mail accounts, 5 system access accounts, 3 TACACS server accounts - ALL with different passwords, and varying password requirements....as in 2 digits would have to change from any previous password used over the course of 24 months...and none will synchronize due to the differences in password requirments...which in effect defeats the whole purpose...because it forces us to write them down somewhere. WTF happened to "single sign-on"?????How about some biometrics??? I HATE PASSWORDS!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #15 April 15, 2008 Ah- I hate talking about passwords. As I work for a large internet website. (I work in the fraud division, educating the masses about the importance of security) Passwords are really important, those scammers in Russia and Nigera are eagerly awaiting to collect and sell all your info. Its not even passwords, if some one wants your info, they will get it. Even if its putting a card reader at your local gas pump to make online purchases. Or internal scammers that work at credit card companies who sell your account info. The US laws are so relaxed when it comes to your privacy. Quite frankly- they don't care. Major companies don't give a shit either. They just take care of what will keep them out of the zones of liablity. But then again- who should pay for a human's ingorance and greed? Should we really help those who are so greedy and lazy who respond to these check cashing scams? Or should we leave it to darwin?Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #16 April 15, 2008 Quote Most people use the name of their kids and kids birthdays, or pets names. These guys just got 45,000 entries with "Britney". A lot of Unix systems will disconnect you. Mainframe systems will lock your logon ID after 4 tries and you have to call the No-Help desk. Most places that I work have you change passwords every 45 days. I'm not that inventive. I just use the same one and change the number on the end. That way, I can write the number on a post-it. "BRIT#3" Quote Simply, people can no longer remember passwords good enough to reliably defend against dictionary attacks, and are much more secure if they choose a password too complicated to remember and then write it down. We're all good at securing small pieces of paper. I recommend that people write their passwords down on a small piece of paper, and keep it with their other valuable small pieces of paper: in their wallet. -- Bruce Schneier Ref: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_your.html And a random password generator can produce a strong password in any length desired."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #17 April 15, 2008 Quote WTF happened to "single sign-on"?????How about some biometrics??? I HATE PASSWORDS!!!! I use a common access card at work that uses a pin. I'm not sure if it's better or worse then a complex password but at least I don't have come up with a incresasingly complex original password every 6 months.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,534 #18 April 15, 2008 I use HeMan#1, because he's the most powerful man in the universe, and I figure a password with him in it will be very strong indeed. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #19 April 15, 2008 Quote I use HeMan#1, because he's the most powerful man in the universe, and I figure a password with him in it will be very strong indeed. Cool, I'm gonna go read all of your PM's now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #20 April 15, 2008 My Password didnt rate so well. I have to use "password" since most sites wont let me use "God" anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #21 April 15, 2008 well you're simply doing what your told, no? the majority of systems I've been familiar with all say: "type password to continue". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #22 April 15, 2008 Quote well you're simply doing what your told, no? the majority of systems I've been familiar with all say: "type password to continue". Some require 6 to 8 characters. I tried "penis" and it said that my password was not long enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #23 April 15, 2008 hopefully it won't do the same in reverse... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #24 April 15, 2008 Quoteand none will synchronize due to the differences in password requirments... This friggen drives me insane. Secure passwords have non-alphanumeric characters in them, but nobody reminds you on their login screen "alphanumeric and underbars only, at least six but less than eight characters" what's allowed and disallowed. I need a cheat sheet that tells me how to reconstruct each acount name "lower case no space" and password "the credit card password has two digits in it and a suffix that I'll probably remember" The "hints" to remember the password don't help either. Did I type in my entire highschool name? Abreviate the Sr? Leave it off? Was my favorite car just a brand or did it it include a type name? One company even truncated the last letter from my mother's (only moderately long) maiden name in their database, but accepted (and rejected) the whole thing on their web site. When I worked for my last big company which required passwords to be changed, not dictionary words, and not related to any previous passwords I just left a Post-it on my monitor until I remembered it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #25 April 15, 2008 [ Quote I tried "penis" and it said that my password was not long enough. Try 'clownpenis' its great.Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
