Did you not read it? The newer passwords weren’t any more secure than previous ones and people were basically using the same ones just with minor variations that were easy to crack.

Constant password changes only work if you do what you mentioned and use a program that generates secure passwords. Most people don’t do that though so they make something they can remember, which isn’t very secure.

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Posted by GRTiger

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Member since Dec 2008

63572 posts

Posted on 5/21/20 at 4:03 pm to TH03

quote:
Did you not read it?

Before you even posted it, actually.

It's a very useful study to stress the importance of avoiding incremental password changes.

I will say that expiration is the least important of the various password requirements. Length is the by far the most important from a security standpoint. If I am looking at password configs from a security standpoint, I'd be more inclined to raise the flag on settings that required a 6 character, digits only password, to be changed every 7 days, than I would be a 12 character, complex password, to be changed once a year.

But as stated before, adding one extra requirement, all other things equal, won't make it "easier" to crack, regardless of the incremental increase in strength.

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Posted by nuwaydawg

Member since Nov 2007

1933 posts

Posted on 5/21/20 at 4:11 pm to TH03

My problem with tigerdroppings

I can access food/drink, travel, OT, Politics etc.

I can't access the UGA and recruiting board without a password.

Is there such a thing as partial accessibility?

Tried to have a new password sent to my e-mail...nothing.

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