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| From | Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Password policy. |
| Date | 2018-11-13 19:20 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <wTLs5-2Pw-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <wTKml-29w-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 08:23:13 -0800, peter@easthope.ca wrote: > Hi, > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch04.en.html#_good_password > specifies "6 to 8 characters". Is that adequate against currently > available brute force? Much too fuzzy a question. You are going to have to say what you mean by "brute force", how it is taking place and against what. The six letter password "a*isvg" might be good enough when it is someone sitting in front of the machine trying to get in (the delay between failed logins can be exasperating). OTOH, if a*isvg is known to be the name of your dog....... -- Brian.
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Password policy. peter@easthope.ca - 2018-11-13 18:10 +0100
Re: Password policy. Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-13 18:30 +0100
Re: Password policy. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-11-13 18:50 +0100
Re: Password policy. Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-13 20:10 +0100
Re: Password policy. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-11-13 22:50 +0100
Re: Password policy. Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-14 05:40 +0100
Re: Password policy. peter@easthope.ca - 2018-11-13 21:00 +0100
Re: Password policy. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-11-13 21:10 +0100
Re (2): Password policy. peter@easthope.ca - 2018-11-13 22:20 +0100
Re: Re (2): Password policy. Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-14 05:40 +0100
Re: Password policy. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-11-13 19:20 +0100
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Re: Password policy. Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-13 20:10 +0100
Re: Password policy. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-11-13 21:20 +0100
Re: Password policy. peter@easthope.ca - 2018-11-14 03:40 +0100
Re: Password policy. peter@easthope.ca - 2018-11-14 04:10 +0100
Re: Password policy. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-11-14 10:50 +0100
Re: Password policy. Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2018-11-14 11:30 +0100
Re: Password policy. Corey Manshack <corey@manshack.me> - 2018-11-14 11:40 +0100
Re: Password policy. Corey Manshack <corey@manshack.me> - 2018-11-14 12:30 +0100
Re: Password policy. Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2018-11-14 12:30 +0100
Re: Password policy. Corey Manshack <corey@manshack.me> - 2018-11-14 13:20 +0100
Re: Password policy. Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2018-11-14 15:30 +0100
Re: Password policy. Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-11-14 16:50 +0100
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Re: Password policy. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-11-14 21:30 +0100
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