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Re: Password creating Theories
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:11:42 +0100
On 2005-11-11 Jennifer Fountain wrote:
I am currently coming up with a new policy to create root/admin passwords for windows and linux boxes and would like to know your thoughts on the methods you use to create them. Thanks for any input!
Random. Mixed case, digits and special characters. No less than 12 characters. As to pronounceability: I expect superusers to be able to memorize stuff like that, pronounceable or not. Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "Another option [for defragmentation] is to back up your important files, erase the hard disk, then reinstall Mac OS X and your backed up files." --http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25668
Current thread:
- Password creating Theories Jennifer Fountain (Nov 15)
- Re: Password creating Theories Glenn English (Nov 15)
- Re: Password creating Theories ework0 (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories Glenn English (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories Chris Umphress (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories ework0 (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories Saqib Ali (Nov 15)
- RE: Password creating Theories Jon Gucinski (Nov 16)
- RE: Password creating Theories Adrian Floarea (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories Jacob Bresciani (Nov 15)
- Re: Password creating Theories Gaddis, Jeremy L. (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Nov 16)
- Re: Password creating Theories Justin (Nov 16)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Password creating Theories Steve.Cummings (Nov 15)
- RE: Password creating Theories dave kleiman (Nov 16)
- RE: Password creating Theories Andrew Williams (Nov 15)
- Re: Password creating Theories Saqib Ali (Nov 16)
- FW: Password creating Theories Christopher Carpenter (Nov 16)
- Re: FW: Password creating Theories Jonathan Loh (Nov 21)
- RE: Password creating Theories Andrew Williams (Nov 16)
- RE: Password creating Theories dave kleiman (Nov 16)
- RE: Password creating Theories David Fiore (Nov 21)
- RE: Password creating Theories dave kleiman (Nov 16)
(Thread continues...)
- Re: Password creating Theories Glenn English (Nov 15)