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Now that's what I call a safe password

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    Marcie Jones
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    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=276304[^] :) Marcie http://www.codeproject.com

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      Navin
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      Note that the number of required characters changes from 17,145 to 18,770 with the installation of SP1. Well, it's good to see that Microsoft is doing what they can to encourage better security with SP1! :-D Sometimes I feel like I'm a USB printer in a parallel universe.

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        Chris Meech
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        Wow. Now I know why everybody says Kerberos is very resistant to dictionary hacking. With 18770 characters for a password, that's a lot of combinations. ;P Chris Meech We're more like a hobbiest in a Home Depot drooling at all the shiny power tools, rather than a craftsman that makes the chair to an exacting level of comfort by measuring the customer's butt. Marc Clifton VB is like a toolbox, in the hands of a craftsman, you can end up with some amazing stuff, but without the skills to use it right you end up with Homer Simpson's attempt at building a barbeque or his attempt at a Spice rack. Michael P. Butler

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          Antony M Kancidrowski
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          OK, so I'll enter my new password and verify it. Christ! I hope I dont make a mistake ;P:-D Ant.

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            OK, so I'll enter my new password and verify it. Christ! I hope I dont make a mistake ;P:-D Ant.

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            Chris Meech
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            Yeah, thank god for cut'n paste. :) Chris Meech We're more like a hobbiest in a Home Depot drooling at all the shiny power tools, rather than a craftsman that makes the chair to an exacting level of comfort by measuring the customer's butt. Marc Clifton VB is like a toolbox, in the hands of a craftsman, you can end up with some amazing stuff, but without the skills to use it right you end up with Homer Simpson's attempt at building a barbeque or his attempt at a Spice rack. Michael P. Butler

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              http://support.microsoft.com/?id=276304[^] :) Marcie http://www.codeproject.com

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              Daniel Turini
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              Run this code and you'll get a new, suitable password on the Clipboard: :-D

              using System;

              public class MyClass
              {
              public static void Main()
              {
              System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetDataObject(new string('x', 18770), true);
              }
              }

              Due to technical difficulties my previous signature, "I see dumb people" will be off until further notice. Too many people were thinking I was talking about them... :sigh:

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                Wow. Now I know why everybody says Kerberos is very resistant to dictionary hacking. With 18770 characters for a password, that's a lot of combinations. ;P Chris Meech We're more like a hobbiest in a Home Depot drooling at all the shiny power tools, rather than a craftsman that makes the chair to an exacting level of comfort by measuring the customer's butt. Marc Clifton VB is like a toolbox, in the hands of a craftsman, you can end up with some amazing stuff, but without the skills to use it right you end up with Homer Simpson's attempt at building a barbeque or his attempt at a Spice rack. Michael P. Butler

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                David Crow
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                Chris Meech wrote: Now I know why everybody says Kerberos is very resistant to dictionary hacking. With 18770 characters for a password, that's a lot of combinations. And not a whole lot of words that would qualify.


                "The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)

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                  http://support.microsoft.com/?id=276304[^] :) Marcie http://www.codeproject.com

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                  Michael Dunn
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                  In some alternate universe[^] that's actually quite a legal password system ;) --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? I think so Brain, but how will we fit the hamster inside the accordion?

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                    Terry ONolley
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                    I keep forgetting what to type next after about 14,000 characters!


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                      Jeff Bogan
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                      The length or complexity of the password is a fallacy. There is also Tempest technology that can read anything you put on your monitor and captures your keystrokes. http://slashdot.org/articles/01/07/29/148201.shtml

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                        Chris Meech wrote: Now I know why everybody says Kerberos is very resistant to dictionary hacking. With 18770 characters for a password, that's a lot of combinations. And not a whole lot of words that would qualify.


                        "The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)

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                        peterchen
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                        I think there are some german words... :rolleyes:


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