in reply to Re: regex elegance contest - validate a pw in thread regex elegance contest - validate a pw
"The only good password is therefore one which is randomly generated."
Such passwords are extremely hard to guess, but there's a weakness: Giving out random passwords is just asking for people to write those hard-to-remember passwords down on Post-it(TM) notes. If someone sneaks into the office and finds a few written down passwords, the need to guess is eliminated completely.
Re: Re: Re: regex elegance contest - validate a pw
by CountZero (Bishop) on Feb 11, 2004 at 20:24 UTC
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All too true, but you don't even need to look at your co-workers Post-It notes. Internet Explorer will remember your passwords for you! (and allow anyone in)
CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law
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