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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...
 
 
 
 
 
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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...
 
 
 
 
 
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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...
 
 
 
 
 
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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...
 
 
 
 
 
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Password Minder 1.5.0.10 Released

2008-04-12 22:49:00 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...
 
 
 
 
 
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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...
 
 
 
 
 
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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...
 
 
 
 
 
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Privileged password management steps to success

2008-08-14 14:20:44 by Rick Lawhorn, Contributor in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Privileged password management is a pain point at many financial services firms. They're costly, hard to tame and not always secured properly. In this tip, learn how to create the foundation for your privileged password management program
 
 
 
 
 
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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
 
 
 
 
 
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