[olug] (no subject)

[Hurley, Rod]

Well normally, yes, but since drowssapym is my dog's name, it isn't smart to use it as a password.



Honestly folks, I am so used to using complex passwords (numbers, special chars, caps, 8+ chars) over the years that it doesn't even phase me anymore.  When a user complains that they can't use Autumn12, I educate them on how to remember complex passwords.  (IF you don't use a pw vault like a lot of us.)



Use a pattern process that nobody can figure out.  (i.e.  2 numbers 2 cap letters 1 special char 4 small letters 1 special char 4 cap letters)  Then just remember 221414 as your pattern.  You'll have it memorized before you know it.  I like to fill in the numbers and letters with recent events, or accomplishments.  (i.e. 18JM$card at MILL 18=daughter turned 18, JM=daughters initials, $=gave her money, card=what held the money, @=location, MILL=millard (where we were at the time)



Or use work events, too.  It actually works pretty well, so when you can't remember it, you just work through the steps in your head.



-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of jman at miwire.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 8:43 AM
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Hmmmm, I was thinking drowssapym



Hurley, Rod <RHurley at TENASKA.com<mailto:RHurley at TENASKA.com>> wrote ..

> Cmon guys.  Make it a little tougher... drowssap is what I use.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf

> Of Dave Rowe

> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 8:31 AM

> To: Omaha Linux User Group

> Subject: Re: [olug] (no subject)

>

> Confucius say: He who has password stolen, shouldn't make joke about

> simple password.

>

> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 8:29 AM, Greg Gerke <ggerke at gmail.com<mailto:ggerke at gmail.com>> wrote:

> > Okay, apparently I was a bit too subtle. I didn't actually use "password"

> > for a password. I'm not my parents. I find that "123456" is much safer.

> >

> >

> > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Lou Duchez <lou at paprikash.com<mailto:lou at paprikash.com>> wrote:

> >

> >> cracked.com, of all places, has some good suggestions on passwords:

> >>

> >> http://www.cracked.com/**article_18962_5-things-we-all-**

> >> do-that-make-hackers-lives-**incredibly-easy.html<http://www.cracke

> >> d.com/article_18962_5-things-we-all-do-that-make-hackers-lives-incr

> >> edibly-easy.html>

> >>

> >> For password generation, I've taken some tips from that article:

> >>

> >> 1)    If your favorite song is, say, "Wake Me up Before You Go-Go",

> >> abbreviate it to either "WMuBYGG" or perhaps "WaMeupBeYoGoGo".  You

> >> can use that as a root word for all your passwords.

> >>

> >> 2)    Add a suffix to the root depending on exactly what the password is

> >> for, such as "homeemail" or "workemail" or "**

> >> secretpornsitethewifedoesntkno**wabout".

> >>

> >> That's pretty uncrackable by virtue of sheer length, yet very

> >> memorable to you.  cracked.com advises going a step further, and

> >> instead of "homeemail", use a suffix of "fortawesome" or some other

> >> unguessable reference that you would get but random hackers would

> >> not.  That way, even if someone somehow finds out about

> >> "WaMeupBeYoGoGoworkemail", they can't extrapolate and get your home

> >> password.  (By that logic, instead of "workemail", maybe you should

> >> use a suffix more like "shamepalace".)

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>  Well, crap. Sorry all - some no-good-nik likes my email just as

> >> much as I

> >>> do. Password is changed now. I guess "password" wasn't the best of

> >>> passwords after all...?

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Justin Reiners

> >>> <justin at hotlinesinc.com

> >>> >wrote:

> >>>

> >>>  Spam alert!

> >>>> On Nov 5, 2012 8:50 PM, "Greg Gerke" <ggerke at gmail.com<mailto:ggerke at gmail.com>> wrote:

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>>  http://107.20.173.250/**CarolynConnects/wordpress/wp-**

> >>>> content/plugins/zsliwwqkeeo/**ugoogle.html<http://107.20.173.250/

> >>>> CarolynConnects/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/zsliwwqkeeo/ugoogle.

> >>>> html>

> >>>>

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