Users feel Password Rage

Pcol writes "The Baltimore Sun is reporting on Password Rage, the frustration users have with the abundance of codes they are required to memorize. Some cope by remembering their passwords with the help of a tune or a phrase, some use three or four levels of passwords with the most complex protecting financial information, and others keep all their passwords in a database - protected by a password. Security experts say that with the increased use of biometrics, our reliance on passwords will lessen in the future. Until then, it's ok to cheat - but wisely."

Comments

Re:But where do you draw the line?

[DNS-and-BIND]

Hear, hear.

Fascist password policies annoy the living fuck out of me for two reasons. First, they give petty power pushers an ever-so-delightful way of punishing their users. Second, they don't freaking work because nobody can remember the passwords and they simply write them down and post them to the monitor. I'm as security-aware as anyone here, and I've done that before with irritatingly difficult passwords, only I keep them in my wallet instead of on my monitor.

I have a number of web-based email accounts and message board aliases, and for most of them I use the same password, easily guessable by Jack the Ripper or equivalent. It would give your average BSD admin a shitfit, but you know what? Fuck 'em. I have better things to do than pleasing anal-retentive system administrators. Been there, done that, didn't keep the trial issue or the free gift.

Re:But where do you draw the line?

[Luke Skyewalker]

JessLeah... that is a sexy name. You sound like a hot piece of ass; do you have any pics online? a/s/l?