[BlueOnyx:00941] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help

[Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc.]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Harvey" <dwh1958 at gmail.com>
To: "'BlueOnyx General Mailing List'" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:32 PM
Subject: [BlueOnyx:00936] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help


> Don't get me wrong, (by the way, I have worked in environments where 
> strong
> and constant changing passwords are a part of life) I agree that strong
> password are a necessary evil. I might not have stated my case correctly. 
> In
> the example that I used, it's clear that the second password is stronger
> than that of the first, but the system reports it as being weaker.
>
> Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it] 
> On
> Behalf Of Larry Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:15 PM
> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:00934] Re: Sirius XM Satellite Radio needs help
>
> On Tue March 31 2009 22:02, Doug Harvey wrote:
>> It's been my experience that I can use a password like: D31158 and the
>> system reports that it is a strong password, but if I use a password
>> like:dd%31158&deutft, the system reports that the password is to weak.
>>
>> Just a thought, but personally, I don't see that as a good measure to
>> instill strong passwords.
>
> Try the second password with a capital (eg Dd%31158&duetft),
> believe one of the primary tests is for something "upper" case.
>
> I agree that "more" secure passwords is a "pain", but all it takes is
> sitting
> and watching a server for a day or so and monitoring the almost constant
> pop3, ssh, ftp dictionary probes to realize it is a "necessary" evil. 
> Seat
> belts are a pain and motorcycle helmets even more so; but most people
> wear them, even in states without the laws because it is recognized that
> they save lives - stronger passwords save servers...
>
> Work in a "gov" environment for a while with extra strong password checks
> and also have to change it every 30 to 60 days (and not repeat within a
> year)....
>
> -- 
> Larry Smith
> lesmith at ecsis.net



I am very happy with the strong password feature.

In the past I have had sites with 200+ users set up the password as their 
first name.  The Nigerians found one after the other, until I changed them 
all.

But, yes, customers do have trouble with it.



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Ken Marcus
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