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Re: Passwords in a disaster


From: Brent Huston <lbhlists () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:37:36 -0500

I would say pre-generate them and give them out ahead of time? Why wait to transmit them until an issue is in progress?

What are the passwords for? Maybe that would give us a bit more insight?

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On Jan 24, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Stephen Tanner wrote:

I'm trying to get a consensus on what people think is the best solution
to sending a shared password or passphrase in a DR situation where
phones are not a viable option.  Any thoughts?

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