Wednesday, 16 September 2009 09:29 am
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deckardcanineI thought it mildly annoying that my network password at work had to be eight characters long. I thought it fairly annoying that I had to pick new passwords every three months. I thought it moderately annoying that I could not reuse any of my previous 24 passwords.
The new password policy foisted without warning today is far worse. Depending which source you consult, the new minimum is either 14 or 15 characters. At least three of the following types of characters need to be used: capital letters, lowercase letters, numerals, and other characters including spaces. (The system would accept all lowercase letters before.) Emailed example: "This password is easy." Passwords will be changed every two months, with the above 24 rule still in place.
At least my timesheet password still follows the old rules. It's like the old network password, only it changes every six months.
The new password policy foisted without warning today is far worse. Depending which source you consult, the new minimum is either 14 or 15 characters. At least three of the following types of characters need to be used: capital letters, lowercase letters, numerals, and other characters including spaces. (The system would accept all lowercase letters before.) Emailed example: "This password is easy." Passwords will be changed every two months, with the above 24 rule still in place.
At least my timesheet password still follows the old rules. It's like the old network password, only it changes every six months.
