RE: Security procedure question

["Maqhinga Sikhosana" <Maqhinga.Sikhosana () dme gov za>]

Hi Pranav,

I think this is a good approach/thinking. You do give your credit card
to any cashier when doing grocery but if you had to give your password
to someone or you suspect that someone may have seen it, you have to
change your password as soon as possible.

 
Kind regards
 
Maqhinga Sikhosana
Information Security Officer
Directorate: Information Technology
012-317 8699
 
-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
Sent: 30 September 2006 03:33 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Security procedure question

Hi all,

I remember reading somewhere that one practice for having strong
passwords
was to allow the users to write them down but treat the paper on which
they
were written like a credit card. If I remember correctly, the argument
went
that since people don't leave credit cards lying around, they would not
leave their passwords lying around either.

Has anyone tried this approach?

Pranav


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