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From: Stan Brown on 24 May 2010 06:53
On Mon, 24 May 2010 00:12:01 -0700, Anteaus wrote:

> "Stan Brown" wrote:
> > Can someone remind me, please: where do I tell Windows how often
> > users are required to change their passwords?

> If a hacker has already had my password for 30 days I don't think changing
> it would do a lot of good.
>
> Therefore, what is the purpose of this? I can't see how it contributes to
> security in any way. In fact it may reduce security, by forcing the use of
> simple passwords.

I have to admit, you raise a good point. It's always been an article
of faith with me that passwords should be changed frequently. Banks
require it, and so does the college where I teach part time. But when
you pose the question it's hard to see the reason, especially on my
own computer were only I have the passwords.

Comments, anyone? Is this just one of the things we do to give
ourselves the illusion that we are making ourselves more secure?

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
From: Tim Meddick on 24 May 2010 15:03
I have to say...

I hate all this...

You [the OP] asked a [simple] question, and instead of [simply] handing
over the answer as best they could, instead, decide to pass judgement and
give you their ten-pennies-worth!!

WHATEVER you need to know for is your own business - you asked a question
(on where to control the password re-set age) and on a facility that
purports to be a help resource, you should be furnished with a usable
answer - NOT OPINIONS!!

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)

P.S. The irony that this itself is an expression of someone's opinion is
not lost on me.
However, I felt I had to respond to what was, until then, a simple matter,
made more complicated unnecessarily....


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