Comments on: Tip of the week: useful passwords http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords How to communicate Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: DifferentStrokes http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-429972 DifferentStrokes Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:27:33 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-429972 Drop the Micro$oft Windoze world altogether. No worries about viruses or password crackers with most other OS. With some other OS, you can even disable (or not enable) an Admin account, therefore limiting any password phisher from doing anything malicious to your machine (granted your logged in level of permissions). Come on, it's time to make your move... Drop the Micro$oft Windoze world altogether. No worries about viruses or password crackers with most other OS. With some other OS, you can even disable (or not enable) an Admin account, therefore limiting any password phisher from doing anything malicious to your machine (granted your logged in level of permissions). Come on, it’s time to make your move…

]]> By: Robin http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-16801 Robin Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:36:40 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-16801 I have a simple rule - I save to favourites and then immediately rename with the username and password. We have so many systems passwords which constantly require changing that this is the easiest way for me to remember - where it is and what gets me inside without the assistance of some systems administrator or quizz question. I have a simple rule - I save to favourites and then immediately rename with the username and password.

We have so many systems passwords which constantly require changing that this is the easiest way for me to remember - where it is and what gets me inside without the assistance of some systems administrator or quizz question.

]]> By: Sorel Top http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2656 Sorel Top Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:26:56 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2656 I use abbreviated Bible verses such as Pslms123. The possible combinations are endless. It wouldn't work for everyone, but at least it mixes alpha and numeric characters and reminds me of salient passages of scripture. I use abbreviated Bible verses such as Pslms123. The possible combinations are endless. It wouldn’t work for everyone, but at least it mixes alpha and numeric characters and reminds me of salient passages of scripture.

]]> By: andhapp http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2205 andhapp Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:28:57 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2205 I have a simple rule...Password should be made up of two bits of information = +. generic bit - Which is the common bit in all your passwords. random bit - This bit changes with every other password for example for your work login you can use the company name as the suffix with the date you started on. Some piece of information which is not everyone knows about. Now million bucks question - Is it secure?? Nothing is secure. Security is a combination of anti-virus + monitoring the systems... I have a simple rule…Password should be made up of two bits of information = +.

generic bit - Which is the common bit in all your passwords.

random bit - This bit changes with every other password for example for your work login you can use the company name as the suffix with the date you started on. Some piece of information which is not everyone knows about.

Now million bucks question - Is it secure?? Nothing is secure. Security is a combination of anti-virus + monitoring the systems…

]]> By: Joel Anderson http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2174 Joel Anderson Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:03:22 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2174 Absolutely! I've been preaching something like this for a long time - but I eschew wimpy passwords. Where I can my passwords are phrases, and inspiring quotations at around ~50 characters. Maybe not what you want to type all the time - but it forces you to rehearse something you WANT to remember, not just a silly password. People are such memorization wimps - use your password to STRETCH your memory! Absolutely! I’ve been preaching something like this for a long time - but I eschew wimpy passwords. Where I can my passwords are phrases, and inspiring quotations at around ~50 characters. Maybe not what you want to type all the time - but it forces you to rehearse something you WANT to remember, not just a silly password. People are such memorization wimps - use your password to STRETCH your memory!

]]> By: pinkdots http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2164 pinkdots Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:56:50 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2164 Good idea but very unsecure . You'd better get a password manager like Roboform or Web Replay. Good idea but very unsecure . You’d better get a password manager like Roboform or Web Replay.

]]> By: Lifehacker http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2162 Lifehacker Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:00:06 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2162 <strong>Passwords as reminders...</strong> The Bad Language weblog recommends setting your most oft-used passwords to helpful reminders. For example, the author suggests trying out passwords like "eatsomefruit," "drinkmorewater," or "gooutrunning" to keep your daily health goals in mind.... Passwords as reminders…

The Bad Language weblog recommends setting your most oft-used passwords to helpful reminders. For example, the author suggests trying out passwords like “eatsomefruit,” “drinkmorewater,” or “gooutrunning” to keep your daily health goals in mind….

]]> By: Eric http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2104 Eric Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:11:53 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2104 Similar, but I found mnemonics to better (i.e. secure) Example: OA23!mml Translation: On August 23, I married my love. Note: Mixed case, non-word based, includes characters and numbers, AND is a easy to remember mnemonic based on the sentance. You can even work some postive affirmations in to your sentances, example: D20lylZO Translation: Do 20 laps, you lazy oaf Similar, but I found mnemonics to better (i.e. secure)
Example: OA23!mml
Translation: On August 23, I married my love.
Note: Mixed case, non-word based, includes characters and numbers, AND is a easy to remember mnemonic based on the sentance. You can even work some postive affirmations in to your sentances, example: D20lylZO
Translation: Do 20 laps, you lazy oaf

]]> By: Gustavo http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2097 Gustavo Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:51:11 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2097 Hmmm... Can be a good idea... for some time... until password crackers start to use that approach. In passworddom, easy to remember = easy to break. Cheers. Hmmm… Can be a good idea… for some time… until password crackers start to use that approach.

In passworddom, easy to remember = easy to break.

Cheers.

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.badlanguage.net/tip-of-the-week-useful-passwords#comment-2095 Matthew Stibbe Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:14:25 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=288#comment-2095 Smarter than me and better looking! Smarter than me and better looking!

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