Re: Weak password madness is back again

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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes. The hint that "this passphrase is weak" is very useful. But
> enforcing any policy is just too inflexible. I just tried to explain
> (unsuccessfully) to a kid (2nd grade, so any "strong" password would
> simply be immediately forgotten) why she cannot change the password in
> the gnome dialogue, and it was a total waste of time.

Is a second-grader actually unable to remember "correct horse battery
staple"? I strongly doubt that. Spell it, maybe not, but surely she
could remember a four-word string?

Björn Persson

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