Re: Secure communication of passwords

[Ric Getter <ric.getter () PCC EDU>]

I occasionally have to send a product license key to a user for a product I
asked them to download initially as a demo. At the recommendation of our
security manager, I send these out in a separate email that simply says,
"Your license key," after informing the user to expect it.

I'll be interested in hearing other's answers.

Ric


Ric Getter
Programmer/Analyst I - TSS Enterprise Applications Team
Portland Community College - Sylvania
971-722-8036

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Thomas Carter <tcarter () austincollege edu>
wrote:

> On occasion we need to communicate a password (with a possible username)
> with a user. This is generally for some external system that doesn’t
> integrate into existing authentication mechanisms. Per our policy, we can’t
> send the password via email and it shouldn’t be written down. We generally
> try to communicate it via a phone call if possible, with a text message to
> a verified number as a backup. Unfortunately neither of these are
> convenient, so I wondered what others are using for this task.
>
>
>
> Thomas Carter
>
> Network and Operations Manager
>
> Austin College
>
> 903-813-2564
>
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