RE: [Full-Disclosure] Senior M$ member says stop using passwords completely!

From: RandallM (randallm_at_fidmail.com)
Date: 10/16/04

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    To: "'Aviv Raff'" <avivra@012.net.il>, <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
    Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:25:25 -0500
    
    

    I did. He said stop using "passwords". I'm not flamming, I was passing on an
    article.

    thank you
    Randall M
     
     

    <|>-----Original Message-----
    <|>From: Aviv Raff [mailto:avivra@012.net.il]
    <|>Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:19 AM
    <|>To: 'RandallM'; full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
    <|>Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Senior M$ member says stop
    <|>using passwords completely!
    <|>
    <|>
    <|>No...
    <|>Senior Microsoft member says: use passPHRASES instead of passWORDS.
    <|>
    <|>You should read the article before you start flaming.
    <|>
    <|>-- Aviv.
    <|>
    <|>-----Original Message-----
    <|>From: full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com
    <|>[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of RandallM
    <|>Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:14 PM
    <|>To: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
    <|>Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Senior M$ member says stop using
    <|>passwords completely!
    <|>
    <|>
    <|>
    <|><http://blogs.msdn.com/robert_hensing/archive/2004/07/28/199610.aspx>
    <|>http://blogs.msdn.com/robert_hensing/archive/2004/07/28/199610.aspx
    <|>
    <|>thank you
    <|>Randall M
    <|>
    <|>
    <|>

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