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RE: Suggested "safe" password length
From: "Inlow, Richard N" <richard.inlow () eds com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:42:39 -0500
If you are runnign an 8 charecter password you should use upper/lower/special charecter and no word. If you have access to a password filter I would install that also. -----Original Message----- From: Michael LaSalvia [mailto:mike () genxweb net] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:37 PM To: 'Ashish Sharma'; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Suggested "safe" password length -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Many people say 8 or more but I have read some where that multiples of 7 are the best to use. It may have been in a class or something I heard that. - -----Original Message----- From: Ashish Sharma [mailto:ashishs () iitg ernet in] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:06 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Suggested "safe" password length Hi, I wanted to have an idea about what should be the suggested range of password lengths and if there is any upper bound. I was told that there is a range upto which your password is encrypted and beyond which the characters are futile. I work on a linux environment with md5 encryption of passwords enabled. TIA Ashish - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Forum Systems PRESIDIO: PGP / XML GATEWAY APPLIANCE The Presidio integrates PGP data encryption and XML Web Services security to simplify the management and deployment of PGP and reduce overall PGP costs by up to 80%. FREE WHITEPAPER & 30 Day Trial - http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/ForumSystems_security-basics_0310 27 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBP7Rb73AnVb+gRdsVEQIAZgCeJ182hq24weSod3yiFJYa+lj7bcwAoNdp 08Qbm6cpde52IhCma53PpYaO =y4+n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forum Systems PRESIDIO: PGP / XML GATEWAY APPLIANCE The Presidio integrates PGP data encryption and XML Web Services security to simplify the management and deployment of PGP and reduce overall PGP costs by up to 80%. FREE WHITEPAPER & 30 Day Trial - http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/ForumSystems_security-basics_031027 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forum Systems PRESIDIO: PGP / XML GATEWAY APPLIANCE The Presidio integrates PGP data encryption and XML Web Services security to simplify the management and deployment of PGP and reduce overall PGP costs by up to 80%. FREE WHITEPAPER & 30 Day Trial - http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/ForumSystems_security-basics_031027 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: Suggested "safe" password length Steve (Nov 17)
- Re: Suggested "safe" password length Patrick M Darienzo Jr (Nov 16)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length dave kleiman (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length JohnNicholson (Nov 16)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length Ben Cain (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length dave kleiman (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length Smith, KC (Nov 16)
- Re: Suggested "safe" password length Simon Gray (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length Chris Berry (Nov 17)
- Re: Suggested "safe" password length Rodrigo Otaviano (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length Inlow, Richard N (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length CHRIS GRABENSTEIN (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length CHRIS GRABENSTEIN (Nov 17)
- Re[2]: Suggested "safe" password length Vishal (Nov 17)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length Kenneth Buchanan (Nov 18)
- Re: Suggested "safe" password length No God (Nov 20)
- RE: Suggested "safe" password length Chris Berry (Nov 20)
- Re: Re[2]: Suggested "safe" password length Chris Berry (Nov 21)
- Re[4]: Suggested "safe" password length Vishal (Nov 23)