Re: 15 character minimum passwords

[Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>]

Rich Graves wrote:

> (if any client supports LANMAN, you
> gain no security by going from 7 to 14)

I'm not sure I agree with this statement.

Yes, the password can be cracked in sections of 7 characters.
But you still have to crack both sections. The only place
this presents a weakness is if one section is easier to crack
and it is possible to deduce the other section without having
to crack the second section.

--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer
James Madison University

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