Re: suggesting passwds to users

[Robert Hajime Lanning <robert.lanning () gmail com>]

On 4/15/05, James Barkley <James.Barkley () noaa gov> wrote:
> A user authenticates with a username/passwd and you not only give the
> user the option to change his/her password any time they want but also
> make it mandatory that they change their password at least once every
> so often (e.g. 6 months).  You know that users are not good at
> choosing good passwords, but you happen to have a good application
> module for generating random strong passwords.  So, when the user is
> at the change password page and about to type in "Mets4Ever" as their
> new password, why not give them a list of 10 or so cryptographically
> strong, randomly generated passwords as suggestions for them.
> Assuming you are using https, then this seems like reasonable
> security... or am I missing something?

Unless you are using a password generator that creates something
akin to pronounceable passwords, you would be telling your users
to write the password down in a handy place.

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