Cause that worked out well in "Demolition Man" :) - WJR
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:37, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>wrote: > Yep. Biometrics-only or biometrics in conjunction with a PIN/password are > really the best way to go. We *have* the technology to do this. > > > > From: James Hill [mailto:j.h...@coffeeclub.com.au] > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 7:03 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why not failwords? > > I still think passwords have to die. There are better options. > > From: Hilderbrand, Doug [mailto:doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com] > Sent: Friday, 19 August 2011 3:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Why not failwords? > > 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! > Like us on Facebook! > We value your opinion! 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. Thank you for your time. > Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: > The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is > confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any > unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message > and all attachments from your electronic files. > ________________________________________ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
