Re: New Password rules at VRM610

David Gibbs <david-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:35:40 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.systems.as400.security
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Simon Coulter wrote:
> True, but you can teach users how to compensate and still satisfy  
> many requirements. For example, teach them to replace O by 0, I by 1,  
> E by 3, etc. Thus you can remove vowels (harder to guess passwords)  
> and require at least one digit (harder to guess passwords).

In theory, yes ... but I've found the reality quite different.

david

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