RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-20 Thread Ken Schaefer
There is no panacea. Biometrics can have revocation issues. Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Friday, 19 August 2011 11:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Why not failwords? Yep. Biometrics-only or biometrics

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-19 Thread G.Waleed Kavalec
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

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-19 Thread Paul Gordon
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

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2011-08-19 Thread G.Waleed Kavalec
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

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-19 Thread John Aldrich
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

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2011-08-19 Thread William Robbins
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

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2011-08-19 Thread Steven M. Caesare
On my list of movies I haven't seen, and probably won't... -sc From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 12:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? Cause that worked out well in Demolition Man :) - WJR On Fri, Aug

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2011-08-19 Thread Crawford, Scott
Hello spoiler From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? Cause that worked out well in Demolition Man :) - WJR On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:37, John Aldrich jaldr

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2011-08-19 Thread Kim Longenbaugh
Or in that Tom Cruse movie where he killed a guy and ripped his eyeball out to get through a retina scanner From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? Cause that worked out well

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.eduwrote: Hello spoiler ** ** *From:* William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Why not failwords? ** ** Cause

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2011-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Why not failwords? ** ** 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

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-19 Thread Crawford, Scott
System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? Wow, it's a nearly 20 year old film. Presumably if one hasn't seen it, one isn't interested in it, at this point. On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.edumailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu wrote: Hello spoiler From: William

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2011-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
in the end…or was that real life? ** ** *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, August 19, 2011 11:20 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Why not failwords? ** ** Wow, it's a nearly 20 year old film. Presumably if one hasn't seen it, one

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2011-08-19 Thread William Robbins
That movie was spoiled long before me. - WJR On Friday, August 19, 2011, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.edu wrote: Hello spoiler From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords

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2011-08-19 Thread Crawford, Scott
:) nice From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? That movie was spoiled long before me. - WJR On Friday, August 19, 2011, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.edumailto:crawfo

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2011-08-19 Thread Jonathan Link
, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? 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

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-19 Thread Steven M. Caesare
You had me at 1993. -sc On Friday, August 19, 2011, Crawford, Scott crawfo...@evangel.edu wrote: Hello spoiler From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? Cause

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Erik Goldoff
recent TV news story here about implementing 911 PINs for ATMs, similar to what you suggest for failwords On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com wrote: I was just reading all those emails about making hard to crack passwords (Almost but not

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Until now, this concept has been the realm of science fiction and spy movies. Off-hand, I can't think of any reason not to do it either. I would love to see it implemented in modern OSes, and critical business apps. * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Hilderbrand, Doug
[mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? Until now, this concept has been the realm of science fiction and spy movies. Off-hand, I can't think of any reason not to do it either. I would love to see

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com wrote: Why hasn’t anyone implemented fail words? These are called duress codes and are commonly assigned for things like security alarms, locks (like your bank vault), etc. The key aspect of a duress code

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Steven Peck
Stop listening to GRC. While he's not a complete idiot, he's often misinformed, and Can't! Talk! About! Anything! Like! It's! Not! The! Most! Amazing! Thing! Ever!, even if what he's just discovered or invented has been well-known for decades. ^^ Could not agree more.

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Hilderbrand, Doug
Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com wrote: Why hasn't anyone implemented fail words? These are called duress codes and are commonly assigned for things like security alarms, locks (like your bank vault

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com wrote: I don't like lockout attempt settings too low. On more occasions than I'd like to admit, I have used up multiple attempts because of a caps-lock issue or because I'm trying to get a valid password

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread William Robbins
or another. Doug Hilderbrand | Systems Analyst, Information Technology | Crane Aerospace Electronics -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? On Thu, Aug 18, 2011

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Harry Singh
: Re: Why not failwords? On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Hilderbrand, Doug doug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com wrote: Why hasn't anyone implemented fail words?  These are called duress codes and are commonly assigned for things like security alarms, locks (like your bank vault), etc

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Hilderbrand, Doug
, August 18, 2011 11:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? I could be missing your objective here, but could you explain how would this work in a computing environment? You use the *h@rd3r* password on relatively sensitive websites ( banks, corporate login , email etc

Re: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread Andrew S. Baker
, Information Technology | Crane Aerospace Electronics Work: 425-743-8172 | Mobile: 425-835-DOUG(3684) -Original Message- From: Harry Singh [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Why not failwords? I could be missing

RE: Why not failwords?

2011-08-18 Thread James Hill
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