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I guess, to enter the Unix password you need physical access to a machine. If they have access to a machine and can crack a lowercase password, a harder passwor
by ulucs 7y ago
I guess, to enter the Unix password you need physical access to a machine. If they have access to a machine and can crack a lowercase password, a harder password will not necessarily save you. So at least you can make it easier for you to type.
- vesinisa 7y agoIn fact, the system where the password originates from (3BSD) was released in 1979 and had commands like net(1) for "execute a command on a remote machine" - given a password was provided. Since quite the early days Unix has been designated as a multi-user time-sharing OS for large expensive computers.