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Kirk 103898211-Jul-20 3:44

1-Jul-20 3:44

Two Factor Authentication...
And EMAIL Me when the SECOND Factor Fails, as well as the IP Address.
Text me as well, and allow me to text back: BLOCK (and have it block the IP Address)

I have an encrypted file with HUNDREDS of passwords stored.

You know what PEEVES me... Companies who LIMIT the LENGTH of the password!
Come on! The password gets HASHED, store the hash. Salt should be unique per account.

I like to use: GUIDs + A word or two on each side. You CANNOT imagine the number of sites that won't even take a full GUID as a password.

Everything should have 2FA... IMO... Then password security is less important.
Also, some kind of internet blackhole for where these attacks come from. I used to see them attacking my server all the time, until I configured fail2ban to block on 404 and many other attempts. It took about 180 days before the hackers gave up and my banlist is reasonable.

Re: I'm Going To Take A Hostage

Gary R. Wheeler1-Jul-20 7:07

Gary R. Wheeler

1-Jul-20 7:07

My company does the same thing with corporate passwords, which we are required to change every 45 days. I therefore use the tried-and-true {password}{punctuation-character}{month} and change it on the first working day of every month. The punctuation character changes annually.

Software Zen: delete this;

Re: I'm Going To Take A Hostage

James Curran7-Jul-20 17:40

James Curran

7-Jul-20 17:40

I keep all my passwords in a password manager program (PasswordSafe), with the encrypted data file stored on DropBox so I can get at it everywhere. This allows me to use unique strong passwords everywhere. With just a double-click, any password is put on the clipboard for easy pasting into the password textbox.

Of course, that means there's one password I actually have to remember & type in myself, which means it's not particularly strong. So, of course, it's the most important --- the one to unlock my PC.

Truth,

James

Just tried my new chainsaw...

OriginalGriff30-Jun-20 1:28

OriginalGriff

30-Jun-20 1:28

... and I like it!
Only a Draper 45cc 2-stroke, with a 18" Oregon bar and chain, but it slices through fallen trees beautifully! Half an hour and it's gone to the firewood pile.

It's got that "friendly tool" feel to it as well - anyone who worked on British motorcycles (or even older Hondas) probably knows what I mean.

There's a spanner in my toolbox, that every time I use it, I'll lose a chunk of knuckle; a chisel that pushes the hammer towards your hand; a socket that fits perfectly but rounds the nut off every damn time; Unfriendly Tools. Every time you pick it up it feels "wrong" but you never know why.

This doesn't. It just feels "right", like it's there to help you rather than bite your leg off. I won't trust it - never trust a chainsaw - but I can relax and let it do the work. Nice.

I've just realized we get them in software too - VS is "friendly", it's like a eager puppy at times. C# is "friendly", if a little strict. FFMPEG is "friendly", if not user friendly. Corel Video Studio is user friendly, but downright hostile: it tries to get in your way as much as it can, until you go back to the FFMPEG command line hell. Laugh | :laugh:

Anyone else know what I mean here?

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