You just TOLD !
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Paul Gordon <paul_gor...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Yup mine too… - by default ISTR it is the “normal” code +1 – so in any > coercion type scenario, the coerced just enter their normal code +1… - at > the point of entry, this gives every appearance of an alarm deactivation… so > the “coercee” doesn’t suspect anything… but behind the scenes, twelve > different kinds of hell break loose… J**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* G.Waleed Kavalec [mailto:kava...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 19 August 2011 15:44 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Why not failwords?**** > > ** ** > > Our building alarm has this already. **** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug < > doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com> wrote:**** > > I was just reading all those emails about making hard to crack passwords > (Almost but not quite OT: Passwords). I like Steve Gibson’s analysis of why > long passwords are harder to brute force crack than shorter complex ones. > But, I wonder…**** > > **** > > Why hasn’t anyone implemented fail words? Two or more passwords associated > with your account or whatever. One you use for normal access and is as hard > to crack as you can make it and still be memorable. Then another password > that would be easy(er) to crack that triggers some event? Here are a few > scenarios I can think of off the top of my head:**** > > **** > > [] Bank manager forced to open the vault at gunpoint. Use the failword. > Opens the vault and rings the silent alarm.**** > > [] Someone tries to login to your PayPal or bank account and tries your > failword. They get the usual bad password result, but you get a text message > on your cell phone.**** > > [] Someone tries to unlock your iPhone. They try the failword and it gets > locked until you send it a special email or text or 24 hours expire, etc. > **** > > **** > > Is there some reason this is a bad idea? I can’t think of any…**** > > **** > > Doug Hilderbrand | Systems Analyst, Information Technology | Crane > Aerospace & Electronics**** > ------------------------------ > > Check out the new Crane Aerospace Electronics > Newsroom<http://newsroom.craneae.com/> > ! > Like us on > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Crane-Aerospace-Electronics/163305413682908> > ! > We value your opinion! <http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm> How > may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are > doing: http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm **** > > Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. 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