[windows2000] Re: Complex or long passwords?
- From: "Sullivan, Glenn" <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:37:41 -0500
I think the maximum length of a password in win2k3 is 255 characters,
not 16.
I know mine is more than 16...
Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc.
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Conversation: [windows2000] Re: Complex or long passwords?
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Complex or long passwords?
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:24:16 -0000, Angus Macdonald wrote:
>I suppose it depends on the environment. If there's a risk of people
>being observed entering a password, it seems more sensible to have
>something long that can be typed in easily and quickly in preference to
>something short that's hard (and therefore slow) to type.
I was thinking along those same lines.
There are users coming to my office on a regular basis to ask why they
can't use this or that password. It's almost like they can't grasp the
complex-password mental state or something. So I figured I'd easy up the
pwd-burden on me, and at the same time make it easier for the users.
AFAICS the max passphrase in win2k3 is sixteen (16) chars. Is this
correct?
I thought it was possible to have more like 32 or some such.
[OT]Your tag is even longer than mine BTW. You ever get piqued for that?
8-)[/OT]
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 24 November 2004 13:48
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>
>
>Hi,
>
>What's the consensus on this list on easy-to-remember long passphrases
>vs short, but complex passwords?
>
>There was a lot of talk about this on the last TechEd Europe, but
>AFAICT, there wasn't ever a consensus, not the keynotes I was on at
>least.
>
>BW,
>
>Sorin
BW,
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