Login and password. The essential thing to safeguarding the information in my work laptop, the different applications I have to run, the secure websites I need information from, the email program I have to use too!!!
I know the purpose is for security. When it starts to expire and require a new password every X number of days, security goes up another level. A constant change, just let the hacker have a go at it!
BUT......the following may be some requirements, depending on which application:
- a new password every X number of days
- must consist of at least one lowercase alphabet, one uppercase alphabet, one number, one symbol, blah blah blah
- must not be the same as TEN previously used passwords
- must be minimum 8 characters long
By the time I think of all these, I cannot remember what I wanted to login for.
What THEN is the real purpose of the passwords??? I need to remember 10 different ones (at least) whereas the hacker concentrates on hacking one. You mean that is security?
2 comments:
TEN??!!!
I have above TWENTY. I hate restrictions on passwords. I rather maintain my own security.
Try this
http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/
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