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Password policies. Once again.

2007-09-04 22:14:00 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...password polices and the out-of-box defaults came up. The poster lamented a number of things: that Microsoft doesn't enable account lockout by default, that we don't have a built-in mechanism for automatically disabling unused accounts, that the 42-day default expiration is troublesome. Here's my response; figured that it would make for a...
 
Tags: account, enable account lockout, password, account lockouts, disable account lockout, 42-day default expiration, default, expiration, password expires
 
 
 
 
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Password Minder 1.5.0.10 Released

2008-04-12 15:49:00 by Keith Brown in Security Briefs
 
...password dialog to be more reasonable: it now by default specifies a 12-char password, not the 20 it used to - most websites can't handle a password that long. I also removed the lower case 'l' and punctuation, with a button that allows you to add back in the puncutation marks if you want One last minor thing - I added AcceptsReturn=true to...
 
Tags: password, 12-char password, password dialog, master key safe, tools page, main form, readme file, press enter, puncutation marks
 
 
 
 
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Password Minder 1.5.0.10 Released

2008-04-12 21:49:00 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
 
...password dialog to be more reasonable: it now by default specifies a 12-char password, not the 20 it used to - most websites can't handle a password that long. I also removed the lower case 'l' and punctuation, with a button that allows you to add back in the puncutation marks if you want One last minor thing - I added AcceptsReturn=true to...
 
Tags: password, 12-char password, password dialog, master key safe, tools page, main form, readme file, press enter, puncutation marks
 
 
 
 
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Password Minder 1.5.0.10 Released

2008-04-12 21:49:00 by keith-brown in Security Briefs
 
...password dialog to be more reasonable: it now by default specifies a 12-char password, not the 20 it used to - most websites can't handle a password that long. I also removed the lower case 'l' and punctuation, with a button that allows you to add back in the puncutation marks if you want One last minor thing - I added AcceptsReturn=true to...
 
Tags: password, 12-char password, password dialog, master key safe, tools page, main form, readme file, press enter, puncutation marks
 
 
 
 
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FaxBox: the latest in password scams

2008-01-07 18:09:34 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...password. Most people, sigh, willingly supply their passwords to any seemingly innocuous service. We all know that these services really are vile disgusting filth, the very embodiment of whatever nefarious supreme being you now strongly wish would unleash itself on FaxBox and their ilk So in this case, I'm certainly not going to click on the...
 
Tags: email, question itfanboxapps, email address, question, fanbox, junk email folder, faxbox, ratul, named ratul
 
 
 
 
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OT: Expiring Password & News

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2008-01-25 10:36:53 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...password Hi I believe my computer password will expire on 2/5/08. How do I get a new one/ Do I just call-in Thx for your help Jane B. Doe xxx-xxx-xxxx xxx-xxx-xxxx (Fax The service desk thought I might find some humor in this, maybe you do too. If you don't see a problem with this email then you need some training, eh The Breach Blog...
 
Tags: breach blog, breach, blog, password, service desk, it-service desk, opinion quick blogcast, platform, information
 
 
 
 
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New password-control security features for i5/OS VR61

2008-02-18 16:45:01 by Rich Loeber, Contributor in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
The new version of i5/OS for System I includes three notable new password-control security features. Here we outline the new V6R1 system values and their potential for enhancing system security
 
Tags: system, v6r1 system values, security features, system security, potential, version, outline, notable, i5os
 
 
 
 
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Can I get your Username and Password ?

2008-03-24 17:25:00 by Random InfoSec Guy in Security Coin
 
...password to reset the flag Wow!" I almost yelled in excitement " A real live telephone scammer!" I quickly noted the possibly-fake telephone number (yeah - Nitesh alerted me about spoofcard.com a long time ago!) and attempted to get a number where I could call him back. Surprisingly - he was fine with letting me call him back at the number...
 
Tags: security, security flags, major benefits provider, security flag, benefits, call, flag, quickly, quickly noted
 
 
 
 
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Bring me a password. Now bring me another and another ...

2008-05-19 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b318d8 in Network World on Security
 
Chew on this statistic: Worldwide spending on identity and access management reached almost $3 billion in 2006, according to a 2007 IDC study of the authentication technology market. That's $3 billion to bridge the Internet Age moats around our castles, but it does not include the cost of aspirin for headaches that password issues cause network...
 
Tags: authentication technology market, internet age moats, password issues, users alike, access management, network administrators, billion, idc study, aspirin
 
 
 
 
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Password Expiration: Like Margarine and Water?

2008-05-27 00:00:00 by Dr. Ari Juels in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast