Sunday 14 August 2016

"I'm happy to report that for two of my six government passwords, I don't have to change them anymore. We're still working on the rest."

"I'm happy to report that for two of my six government passwords, I don't have to change them anymore. We're still working on the rest."
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/frequent-password-changes-are-the-enemy-of-security-ftc-technologist-says/

6 comments:

  1. I don't even recall ever writing it down on paper... :)

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  2. I have to change my password very 30 days, using 8 characters with no specials. It can be challenging.

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  3. Only one system I use require periodic password changes. It is a system that one of our vendor uses.

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  4. If we would all just agree to use gpg keys (especially using hardware like a yubikey), none of this would be necessary.

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  5. Yeah, I can't write my passwords down, are you kidding me? My OCD would kick in and I would be searching for codes in my passwords. Lol

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  6. Tim Hunt Damn, mister, you sound like you work for people who have a lot to hide... ..

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