Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for January 26, 2014

How can you forget passwords like that?

The danger of passwords

Got to remember those passwords.

Someone was able to find the password for Target!

been there I have so many passwords I frequently enter one or two on the microwave…

the correct password is : the king is a fink !

There is one site I have to access at work that has very strict password rules, and it has to follow ALL of them! Some of the rules are: must be no more or less than 8 characters; numbers and letters; no symbols; no double digit/letters; no obvious dates; can’t be any of the last 13 used passwords. It also has to be changed about every 3 months.

Somewhere in there, the Fink has to mutter dungeon.

‘Swordfish’ Groucho approves

‘Battleaxe’ – Queen’s chamber?

How about a password like “idon’tremember”

Last fall, DFAS (the Defense Finance and Accounting Service) determined that the ‘myPay’ website (where military retirees go to look up their pensions, allotments and tax forms, and usually access 1-2 times per year) must follow DoD password protocol. Please note the word ‘retirees’. This protocol dictates the following:

’myPay passwords expire every 60 days.

Your password must:

- be 15 to 30 characters long- contain at least two uppercase letters (A-Z)- contain at least two lowercase letters (a-z)- contain at least two numbers (0-9)- contain at least two of the following special characters: # @ $ % ^ ! * + = _- change at least four characters from your previous password

Your password cannot:

- contain spaces- be one of your last ten previous passwords’

DFAS caveats this with the following statement:

‘myPay, like all DFAS systems, is a part of the DoD network and must follow DoD’s cyber security requirements. While the new password rules can be a challenge, there is the bonus that your personal and pay information now has greater protection from potential unwelcome intruders.’

Please note that they do NOT apologize for your inconvenience. :-(

xkcd: Password Strength

it’s off topic Sunday, should be there Monday.

“Open the drawbridge!”“What’s the password?”“Oh, crud…let me think…”“Nope! That’s not it!”,.Or better yet:“Open the drawbridge!”“What’s the password?”“Oh, crud…let me think…”“Open up, he got it right.

that was funny when the guy with the spear said shrimp’s on the move huh??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This reminds me of the time I was standing post during Desert Storm. A captain wanted into the camp but didn’t know the password. I ticked him off pretty good by not letting him in.

Possible new worthless requirement: Must be a palindrome.