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Re: Password hints
From: Wayne Samardzich <Samardzi () CALUMET PURDUE EDU>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:36:53 -0600
Only allow a certain set of questions. Drop down lists with a dozen or so questions. ----- Original Message ----- From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> Sent: Sun Dec 14 12:54:55 2008 Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Password hints On 13/12/2008, at 12:57 PM, Brian Kaye wrote:
Why not allow them to create their own challenge question with some appropriate scan of the question and answer?
the later is the difficult bit. How do you stop people including the password in the question? Russell
Current thread:
- Password hints Stewart, Ian (Dec 12)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Password hints Jason C. Belford (Dec 12)
- Re: Password hints Neil Matatall (Dec 12)
- Re: Password hints Strzelec, Wally (Dec 12)
- Re: Password hints Brian Kaye (Dec 12)
- Re: Password hints Zach Jansen (Dec 12)
- Re: Password hints Russell Fulton (Dec 14)
- Re: Password hints Wayne Samardzich (Dec 14)
- Re: Password hints Brian Kaye (Dec 14)
- Re: Password hints Roger Safian (Dec 15)
- Re: Password hints Gary Flynn (Dec 15)
- Re: Password hints Cal Frye (Dec 15)
- Re: Password hints Adam Schumacher (Dec 15)
- Re: Password hints Darren Schell (Dec 15)