ENC: Password Pride - A Humorous Vulnerability

["Marcus Valsecchi" <mvalsecchi () terra com br>]

Try this, just for some laughs. This one is a classic, btw.
Print a sign with this:
"Password creativity (or strength, or whatever suits you) Contest!
We are awarding a *put a prize here* for the *put a number here* most
creative/strong/whatever *desired account type* passwords! Just write down
your login name and password, put it in this box down here, and the prize
can be yours!"

You got the idea. Especially suited for college/high school environments.
Don't try this at home kids.


On 1/18/07, Miguel Valentin <valentinousn () verizon net> wrote:
> I would say you just encountered another moron that doesn't belong in the
> I/T field!!


lol...
it happnes and it can happen to you as well :-p
next time be carefull when you will talk to someone ;)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On
> Behalf Of andy cuff
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 12:26 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Password Pride - A Humorous Vulnerability
>
> I thought I'd share a recent observation with the list.
>
> I was in a bar in San Francisco where my English accent has a habit of
> stimulating conversation with total strangers, in this case it was with a
> webmaster (sadly not webmistress) of a dubious website hosted in Amsterdam
> (I
> don't think I need to expand on the nature of the site;)  I mentioned that
I
> was passionate about Information Security, whereupon, he proceeded to tell
> me
> his root password, as he was so proud about how hard it would be to crack!
> If
> this was an isolated incident I wouldn't mention it.  However, these
> instances
> are becoming ever more frequent, is it my trustworthy face or are others
> experiencing similar errors of judgement?
>
> Best Regards
>
> --
> Andy Cuff
> Computer Network Defence Ltd
> www.SecurityWizardry.com


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