Someone sent the following to me as an example of how to ensure secure passwords
Microsoft claims this message is an error. However, I think we all can see this is simply a form of extreme password security of the sort I wrote about in this post.
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Prof. Eugene Spafford
Eugene H. Spafford is one of the most senior and recognized leaders in the field of computing. He has an on-going record of accomplishment as an advisor and consultant on issues of security, cybercrime and policy to a number of major companies, law enforcement organizations, and government agencies, including Microsoft, Intel, Unisys, the US Air Force, the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Energy, and two Presidents of the United States. At Purdue, Spaf (as he is generally known) is a professor of Computer Sciences, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (courtesy), a professor of Philosophy (courtesy), a professor of Communication (courtesy), and Executive Director of the Purdue University Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS).
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October 24th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Hope you mirrored a copy of the page, because it is no longer available from the Microsoft website.
What did it say?
Jim H.
October 24th, 2006 at 9:18 pm
that page is working fine for me
October 25th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Xtreme Security
Che ne direste di un messaggio che recita:
Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords
Secondo Microsoft e’ un errore. Secondo spaf una forma estrema di sicurezza.
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October 26th, 2006 at 10:25 am
[...] Over on the CERIAS blogs, I note this posting. Now that’s what I call a secure password policy! Not too sure about the user-friendliness of the whole scheme, but hey, if security was easy we’d all be doing it. [...]