Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!pitt!amanue!jr From: jr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Here's a *BRILLIANT* password idea! (Sarcasm on) Message-ID: <438@amanue.UUCP> Date: 29 Nov 88 06:50:54 GMT Organization: Amanuensis Inc., Grindstone, PA Lines: 17 Well now, net folk, since we're talking about good and bad ideas for passwords, how does this idea strike you. (1) Restrict all passwords to a *MAXIMUM* of 4 characters. (2) *PROHIBIT* anything but digits from appearing in a password. Isn't this nifty? You're probably thinking I'm a nut case. Well surprise: This exact password system is ***IN USE***!!! In (are you ready:) ***BANKS***!!! I am not kidding. Do you have an Automatic Teller Machine card? What does your password look like? Every time I've been given one of those things the password was just 4 digits!!!!!!! And we think *WE'VE* got problems! -- Jim Rosenberg CIS: 71515,124 decvax!idis! \ WELL: jer allegra! ---- pitt!amanue!jr BIX: jrosenberg uunet!cmcl2!cadre! /