California to ban weak passwords

[Kent Sharkey]

IT Pro Portal[^]:

Admin, password and other weak passwords will no longer cut it.

Is it OK if I change my password at the border?

[Charlie brown 711]

hum.. so they will compare entered password with dictionary and if exists in dictionary then they wont accept that password sounds good but how can they ban it on every site on internet? that is not possible

[Dar Brett 0]

Simple, they'll just need a government run botnet to do a brute force dictionary attack every site. If they're successful on any attempt then the site owner gets a fine.

[Daniel Pfeffer]

Dar Brett wrote:

a government-run botnet

:wtf: What are they smoking in California's legislature, and where can I get some? :)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

[Dar Brett 0]

Your guess is as good as mine[^]...

[Joe Woodbury]

Next up, California to ban "doing naughty things."