Re: [[cobalt-users] Passwords (was: Server Hacked?)]

["Richard E. Perlotto II" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can do that by using Crack, or better yet, replace your
password program with on that enforces better passwords.


Richard

Liz wrote:
> 
> Not sure if this question has already been answered (just
> got on this tread) but if the customer has access to change
> their password, how does one enforce the customer to
> continue use a strong password?
> 
> It seems to me that the only way to keep abreast of customer
> elected password changes is to decrypt all passwords on a
> regular basis in order to see how strong or weak they are
> --- yes/no?
> 
> Liz
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: "Tony" <isplists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: February 13, 2000 4:18:52 PM GMT
> Subject: RE: [[cobalt-users] Server Hacked?]
> 
> This can happen on ANY machine. If you find a machine that's
> hack-proof let
> us know.
> How could it happen? By not enforcing a strong password
> policy is one way.
> Perhaps
> a user called joe with a password of joe. Once a hacker
> finds something like
> that he's
> in your machine and the rest is simple. Make your users
> choose strong
> passwords.
> 
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