Re: Password "Hint" Feasibility

[Paul Jackson <paulgjackson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Of course we will be scanning the hint text to make
sure the entered password is not in there. 
Also we will require a password to protect just anyone
from looking at the hint ;-)

--- John Hall <jhall@hillmgt.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> mkrouse@co.ottawa.mi.us wrote:
> > 
> > Call me paranoid, but it seems to me that you
> would be making it a lot
> > easier for some unscrupulous insider (or even
> hacker) to get someone else's
> > password.
> > 
> > Is your Help Desk really that busy that they can't
> handle the volume?  I
> > know ours isn't.
> > 
> 
> Now why do you say that ?? :)
> 
> Just because there will be people who make the hint
> the same as the
> password ???
> 
> Password : BOB
> 
> Hint :  My Password is BOB
> 
> hmm -  I think you must be paranoid !!!
> 
> John Hall
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