Password Help

[JosephK]

On 13:02 Sun 13 Apr     , steve wrote:
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> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> | Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>  said:
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> | [password should contain numbers]
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> |> I never heard of that requirement - very strange. Actually I use a
> |> password without numbers and it workes.
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> | Best practice says one should include numbers and both upper and lower
> | case letters for a strong password.  Mine also uses symbols from the
> | number row, is a mnemonic and part of it reads correctly only backward.
> |
> | Cybe R. Wizard
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> I can understand paranoia in password selection in an enterprise (like
> changing mine at work is forced every 30 days) or such but a pc at home
> where one or two people is using it, thats just plain ridiculous no
> matter what os your using.
> 
Absolutely! My home box requires no password as I am the only one who
accesses it; my laptop requires a password as it could be vulnerable
outside and my server uses passwordless ssh-key login with root access
disabled and only required ports open.

Linux is great on security but there is no need to go over the top.
Horses for courses as my old Gran used to say :)

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Regards, Joe