RE: How to authentificate an user via telephon?

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: "Gary Turovsky" <GTurovsky () tpgstaffing com>
> > I also recommend PasswordSafe from www.counterpane.com its a free
> > product that allows you to manage multiple passwords in a secure
> > 448bit blowfish encrypted storage. (that should help your users from > 
> forgetting their passwords all the time)
>
> Except when they forget the passphrase for their encrypted passwords :)

*sigh* If only that were funny instead of true.  Against that possibly I 
recommend having them write down their password and placing it in a sealed 
envelope inside a safe, with their signature across the seal covered by 
tape.  It might be possible to get that information without disturbing the 
container, but it would be very difficult and out of the range of ability of 
anyone but government organizations like the CIA.  I still believe its a 
good solution because they only have to remember the passphrase to their 
encrypted storage, and all other passwords can be recovered from there.  
(including their logon password, the admin can log in to allow them access 
to the safe.)

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"Live dangerously, overclock your servers."

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