On Tuesday 04 April 2006 1:46 am, Mike McCarty wrote:
John Summerfield wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
>> it's actually the fault of the admins who don't use any password
>> checking mechanisms, but I suppose that it's more feasible to blame
>> stupid users...of course, I would never do such a thing ;-)
>
> There is quite a deal of well-reasoned debate about what constitutes a
> good password.
Should not be all letters.
Should include at least one digit.
Should include at least one "special" character.
Should not include non-graphic characters (like CR, LF, CTRL-A).
Should be at least 6 and preferably over 8 characters long.
Should be "rememberable".
Should *not* be written down anywhere.
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I would add not easily remembered by someone looking over your shoulder.
Jludwig
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