Raymond KuiperDec 6
James Endres Howell

Presenting at faculty meeting this morning, I was obliged to authenticate while my desktop was projected onto the screen.

As I typed my 30-plus-character password, titters spread through the room.

Serious as a heart attack, I deadpanned:

"YOUR PASSWORD IS WEAK"

#password #weakpassword

Dec 5 at 3:29pmWeb
Show threadlemgandiDec 5
@jameshowell And if you're not using a password manager, you're a Putz.
Show threadJames Endres HowellDec 5
@lemgandi I have two 30-plus character passwords committed to spinal memory: the one to my main work login (for which I had an audience today), and the one to my password manager.
Show threadlemgandiDec 5
@jameshowell Heh! Good Practice!
Show threadbig hungryDec 5
@jameshowell do you need a long password if you're using Linux anyway?
Show threadJames Endres HowellDec 5
@viz I use it to authenticate into work websites many times per day, and, may god have mercy on me, sometimes I am obliged to log into Windows (like today)
Show threadbig hungryDec 5
@jameshowell ahh fair enough then. My laptop is always hibernating and even if you turn it on, you're going to be greeted by 3~4 Emacs frames so I never found the point of having a long password.
Show threadStewart V. WrightDec 5

@jameshowell

"No, it's ok. I use biometrics"

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