Found, a new rootkit

jludwig wralphie at comcast.net
Tue Apr 4 22:27:21 UTC 2006


On Tuesday 04 April 2006 1:46 am, Mike McCarty wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
> > Craig White wrote:
> >> it's actually the fault of the admins who don't use any password
> >> checking mechanisms, but I suppose that it's more feasible to blame
> >> stupid users...of course, I would never do such a thing  ;-)
> >
> > There is quite a deal of well-reasoned debate about what constitutes a
> > good password.
>
> Should not be all letters.
> Should include at least one digit.
> Should include at least one "special" character.
> Should not include non-graphic characters (like CR, LF, CTRL-A).
> Should be at least 6 and preferably over 8 characters long.
> Should be "rememberable".
> Should *not* be written down anywhere.
snip
I would add not easily remembered by someone looking over your shoulder.

Jludwig
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