Re: Password Strength

Posted by Tao Tong on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Password-Strength-tp6673797p6680426.html

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I think Robert Hooke's solution is more elegant: use paper and pen, draw
whatever you saw under the microscope. After all, his Micrographia is very
beautiful, a genuine classic.

Drawing used to be a required skill for biologists. The good old days.

:-)

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 9:44 AM, rjpalmer <[hidden email]>wrote:

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> I'm not an IT person, nor do I play one on TV or lists, but here's a
> genuine solution, but not acceptable for folks who feel all computers HAVE
> to be connected to everyplace in the universe.
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> Take the computer off the network.  Require your users to transfer data
> using removable drives.  Whiners can find another machine.  Still have
> problems with crap on your machine?  Water-board your users until someone
> 'fesses up.
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> That's what I do.  It's worked fine, and since the time of floppy disks.
>  Haven't had to water-board anyone yet.
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> On Aug 12, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Scott, Mark wrote:
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>> Help Mr. IT Person,
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>> We use a COMPUTER to view our imaging results and can no longer gain
>> access to it due to forgetting passwords of insane complexity and length or
>> have been hacked because someone made the admin password "Admin1234".
>>
>> Advice please...
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>> Help Mr. Moderator!
>> I must have subscribed to the wrong list!  I thought this list had
>> something to do with microscopy, but apparently it is populated with
>> computer geeks and game theorists who fancy themselves to be cyber-
>> security experts.  All I can say is that the pay is MUCH better in
>> that sector.  Maybe a change of career (or list) is warranted?
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