Re: password validation?

Article View: best.bugs

Article #16

#16

From: slow djinn
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 00:00

13 lines
1094 bytes

In article <36511284$0$12763@nntp1.ba.best.com>,
Wallace  <yourself@shell5.ba.best.com> wrote:
>When I changed my password today I tried 'qwerqwer', which triggers
>the lame password error.  But using 'qwerqwer12!@Q' works.
>I immediately changed it by giving my Old Password: qwerqwer

Very clever.  I hate lame passwd programs.  Like the one that
complains about a lame password, but if you type in three times, it'll
accept it anyway.

rone
-- 
You can't write "obsolescent" without "NT".                    <rone@ennui.org>

Technical Details

Message-ID: <rone.TueNov17103011PST1998.10814@ennui.org>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References: <36511284$0$12763@nntp1.ba.best.com>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f669e,5e04a4428f51f1cd
X-Google-Attributes: gidf669e,public
From: slow djinn <#$^&*@ennui.org>
Subject: Re: password validation?
Date: 1998/11/17
Message-ID: <rone.TueNov17103011PST1998.10814@ennui.org>
X-Deja-AN: 412851554
Distribution: best
Sender: rone@shell13.ba.best.com
References: <36511284$0$12763@nntp1.ba.best.com>
X-Trace: nntp1.ba.best.com 911327498 12767 rone@206.184.139.144
Organization: H�mper D� Boys Choir
X-URL: http://ennui.org/rone/
Newsgroups: best.bugs

Reply to Parent Message