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Crack a Password, Save Norwegian History

Posted by chrisd on from the did-they-try-god-or-sex-yet dept.

Christian writes "With the death of the only person who knew the password to an archive held at a museum in Norway, suddenly the data became inaccessible. The result? A nationwide radio appeal asking for "hackers" to volunteer to help solve the problem! The Norway Post has the story." I wonder if they looked under his keyboard yet..

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  1. Re:so.. how are we supposed to store passwords? by GigsVT · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The probability of a sysadmin dying is not large

    On the contrary, it's 100%. It's not a question of if, it's of when.

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  2. Re:so.. how are we supposed to store passwords? by dcigary · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Whenever I go on vacation, I keep what I call my "Hit By A Bus" document on the system. It's password encrypted and I give that to whomever I deem necessary. It contains passwords, procedures, etc of everything that I do. Then, after returning, I change as many passwords as I can...

    Simple, easy.

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