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Re: Password Cracking & Consequences
From: Theresa M Rowe <rowe () OAKLAND EDU>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:13:11 -0400
It isn't at all about what I think. It is about what my culture and community thinks. We don't operate as "IT big brother" over here, checking on them, policing them, etc. We partner with them. So my questions are about how this was marketed to the community. ---- Original message ----
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:37:46 -0400 From: Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Password Cracking & Consequences To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Theresa M Rowe wrote:I just cannot imagine even trying that in our culture. I
am
surprise that this is being done at some organizations.
Can
you share more specifics about the process: What campus involvement did you get prior to making the decision - this couldn't have been just an IT decision. How did you market it? How did your faculty react? Theresa Rowe Assistant Vice President University Technology Services www.oakland.edu/uts - the latest news from University
Technology Services
What do you think is being lost here if a system administrator tests password strength to protect the system and users? If they're the system administrator and have root access, they're not gaining anything they don't already have. -- Gary Flynn Security Engineer James Madison University ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE
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Current thread:
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences, (continued)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Michael Mills (Aug 26)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Theresa M Rowe (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Wayne Wilson (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Gary Flynn (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Lucas, Bryan (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Gary Flynn (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Lucas, Bryan (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Justin Azoff (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Michael Mills (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Christian Wilson (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Theresa M Rowe (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Theresa M Rowe (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Gary Flynn (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Eric Pancer (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Christian Wilson (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Justin Azoff (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Scott Bradner (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Scott Bradner (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Gary Flynn (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Gary Flynn (Aug 27)
- Re: Password Cracking & Consequences Michael Mills (Aug 27)
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