How can I type my Password when my Boss stands behind?
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
When this type of stuff happens to me, I just lean forward on the keyboard to type the password. If your boss doesn't get the idea, then they are stupid; and we already know, you can't fix stupid.
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
When working together, the time when it would come up, either of us would unabashedly turn their heads. True - he can get into anything - and I can get into a very lot of stuff - but your password should still be yours. It's not a lack of trust - it's courtesy. We share a number of very important resources and the password access. Yours - Mine - Ours. When logged in with uid/pwd, as far as the computer's concerned, it's you. You take the blame for what happens. Sys Admin can always get into your account - but not logged in as you.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
Move aside so that your keyboard can be seen very clearly, type the password slowly - like playing a Beethoven sonata then as soon as boss leaves change password.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
I use KeyPassSafe[^] I just have to double click the password, it goes into clipboard temporarily (is removed after N seconds) and I can paste it. Unlocking the safe can be done by a usb stick with a key file on it for example.
I won’t not use no double negatives.
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
Yes it looks a little bit odd but the password is a secret thing so it can't disclose to anyone. If I face such scenario then I type some extra characters and then remove that extra characters very confidently. In this way they don't mind on this.
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
You type slow enough for people to see what you hit? Not me.
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
Point your finger hard to your left and Go, "Look, a Squirrel!" You should be able then to get at least the first couple characters typed privately.
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
Key in your password as ************ More seriously, can you key in such that one hand occasionally comes between the boss' eyes and the keyboard, while the other hand is keying in a letter; for example, he would not know which of three adjacent characters on the keyboard you keyed in, because the other hand obscures his view partially :-)
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When working together, the time when it would come up, either of us would unabashedly turn their heads. True - he can get into anything - and I can get into a very lot of stuff - but your password should still be yours. It's not a lack of trust - it's courtesy. We share a number of very important resources and the password access. Yours - Mine - Ours. When logged in with uid/pwd, as far as the computer's concerned, it's you. You take the blame for what happens. Sys Admin can always get into your account - but not logged in as you.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos wrote:
When working together, the time when it would come up, either of us would unabashedly turn their heads.
Everyone does the same where I work. Apparently it's far from universal though. A few months ago when I was helping my Mom with something on her computer; she found my looking away unusual enough to be noteworthy. :omg: :doh: :((
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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I use KeyPassSafe[^] I just have to double click the password, it goes into clipboard temporarily (is removed after N seconds) and I can paste it. Unlocking the safe can be done by a usb stick with a key file on it for example.
I won’t not use no double negatives.
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W∴ Balboos wrote:
When working together, the time when it would come up, either of us would unabashedly turn their heads.
Everyone does the same where I work. Apparently it's far from universal though. A few months ago when I was helping my Mom with something on her computer; she found my looking away unusual enough to be noteworthy. :omg: :doh: :((
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
Not knowing if there's more to your story, it could just be that, as your Mom she implicitly trusted you with the info. -- My Mrs. doesn't hide her passwords from me (at least those I know about). This is probably based upon (1) trust, and (2) I have to fix things when they go wrong.* *It also allows her to pass the buck to me, now and then, for administrative matters that come through her accounts.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Not knowing if there's more to your story, it could just be that, as your Mom she implicitly trusted you with the info. -- My Mrs. doesn't hide her passwords from me (at least those I know about). This is probably based upon (1) trust, and (2) I have to fix things when they go wrong.* *It also allows her to pass the buck to me, now and then, for administrative matters that come through her accounts.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos wrote:
Not knowing if there's more to your story, it could just be that, as your Mom she implicitly trusted you with the info.
No, it was that she was used to cow-orkers who saw nothing wrong with acting like they were shoulder surfing.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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It's always an odd feeling to type a password infront of other people. What about, if your boss stands behind and you must type your password? Ofcourse you can apply some techniques, like to type several wrong letters and correct later. But it seems also odd... can my boss mind about it?
Your work password? Who gives a cr@p? They own the machine, and can log on to it any time they like.
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