[TriLUG] Securely and Accurately transmit passwords

[Chris Calloway]

On Oct 2, 2007, at 12:40 PM, MG wrote:
> Oddly enough, CBC (Canadian news) ran an article on password  
> security today:
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/passwords.html

Read what this well known security expert/pundit has to say on the  
matter:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_your.html

You know, just because you write down a password doesn't mean you  
have to stick in on a post-it on your workstation. In fact, real  
world security means your password *is* written down, sealed in an  
envelope, and put in a safe place "in case you get hit by a bus," I  
think is the commonly used phrase.

So yeah, use strong passwords and write them down.

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Sincerely,

Chris Calloway
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