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What makes you think that these composition rules are being set by the computer-savvy folks in the room, not box-checking bureaucrats? No engineer worth his sa
by dublinben 9y ago
What makes you think that these composition rules are being set by the computer-savvy folks in the room, not box-checking bureaucrats? No engineer worth his salt would propose any of the terrible password requirements (10 char max, no pasting, etc.) featured in this article.
- WorldMaker 9y agoExcept for the poor engineer that has to maintain password compatibility with an ancient COBOL database that was plaintext EDCDIC in the middle of a binary fixed field record file. In which case, give that engineer a drink, and then the budget to build a modern system before the whole house of cards comes tumbling down.
- briffle 9y agoAuditors.. Its always the damn auditors.. SOX, SAS, HIPAA, PCI, etc.. Horrible, 20 year old password requirements, that the auditor doesn't even understand, but they ask the question, because they asked it last year....