Re: Password Cracking & Consequences

[Theresa M Rowe <rowe () OAKLAND EDU>]

It isn't at all about what I think.  It is about what my
culture and community thinks.  We don't operate as "IT big
brother" over here, checking on them, policing them, etc.
We partner with them.  So my questions are about how this was
marketed to the community.

---- Original message ----
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:37:46 -0400
> From: Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Password Cracking & Consequences
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
>
> Theresa M Rowe wrote:
>
> > I just cannot imagine even trying that in our culture.  I
am
> > surprise that this is being done at some organizations.
Can
> > you share more specifics about the process:
> > What campus involvement did you get prior to making the
> > decision - this couldn't have been just an IT decision.
> > How did you market it?
> > How did your faculty react?
> > Theresa Rowe
> > Assistant Vice President
> > University Technology Services
> > www.oakland.edu/uts - the latest news from University
Technology Services
> What do you think is being lost here if a system
> administrator tests password strength to protect
> the system and users? If they're the system
> administrator and have root access, they're not
> gaining anything they don't already have.
>
> --
> Gary Flynn
> Security Engineer
> James Madison University
>
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