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AD and enforced password policies
- Subject: AD and enforced password policies
- From: gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com (Gary Buhrmaster)
- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 00:05:00 +0000
- In-reply-to: <CAAAwwbUXNEUCqirVE+KidGVjn2nt=r_rY5EhBu_w7uQXcZEh_g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 22:32, Jimmy Hess <mysidia at gmail.com> wrote:
....
> The sole root cause for "easily guessable passwords" is not lack of
> technical restrictions. It's also: lazy or limited memory humans who need
> passwords that they can remember.
>
> Firstname1234! ? ?is very easy to guess, and meets complexity and usual
> length requirements.
Obligatory xkcd reference: http://xkcd.com/936/
Gary