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Jim Gillogly (jim@acm.org)
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:58:23 -0700
Bill Frantz writes:
> I divide the world of passwords into two flavors, those where I have an
> interest in the security provided, and those where someone else thinks I
> should have a password. The first case includes employer/consulting client
> machines, my machines, bank accounts etc. The other includes most web
> pages like the Java developer, and the New York Times pages.
>
> For the first class, I try to use good passwords, generated by a
> proprietary algorithm, which is different for each user. For the second
> class, I use the same easy to remember password everywhere.
For many sites in the second class (e.g. NYT pages) user=cypherpunks
and password=cypherpunks or password=writecode will work. I'm always
pleased when I hit another site for which someone has already signed
us up. I'm reminded of the good old days when anybody could log onto
MIT's system through RMS's account (I think it was) (with his blanket
permission, of course) to do whatever they needed to do. I ran MACSYMA
on that machine in the 70's to do some math for my dissertation. I
never heard of any abuse of that privilege. Autres temps, autres mores.
-- Jim Gillogly 8 Thrimidge S.R. 1999, 17:51 12.19.6.2.13, 9 Ben 1 Uo, Eighth Lord of Night
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