Re: Need to generate passwords

["Al Barsa" <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Change the System Value QMAXSIGN, which used to default to 15, and now
defaults to 3.  I usually set it to 5, because I think three is too low.  I
should point that security gurus like Wayne Evans disagree with me on the
setting of 5 versus 3.

Al

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                      "Booth Martin"
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 Leif, what about getting past the 3 signon attempts that most shops use?
Is that easily gotten past?



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-------Original Message-------

From: midrange-l@midrange.com
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:28:08 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Need to generate passwords

From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com>

> My theory for a secure password is to randomly pick a word and attach
> a number to it. Grab any book, magazine, or dictionary. Open a page
> at random, close your eyes, and point. That word, plus the page
> number, is your new password.
>
> Secure? Probably just as good as a randomly generated license-plate
> number, and a lot easier to remember.
>

no not secure at all. This type of password can easily be guessed in
a few seconds using a traditional "dictionary" attack.
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