connicpu 1 day ago

Can confirm when I found out I'd be required to regularly change my password the security of it went down significantly. At my current job when I was a new employee I generated a secure random password and spent a week memorizing it. 6 months later when I found out I was required to change it, I reverted to a variation of the password I used to use for everything years ago with some extra characters at the end that I'll be rotating with each forced change...

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jimmaswell 22 hours ago

I do the same but write the number at the end of the password on the laptop in sharpie. I work from home so I've been thinking about making a usb stick that simulates a keyboard with a button to enter the password.

immibis 12 hours ago

Dangerous. You might accidentally press the button in a group chat.

3eb7988a1663 5 hours ago

They would then have an excuse to get one of those mission control button covers.

byproxy 23 hours ago

Why not make use of a password manager?

Aeolun 22 hours ago

You can’t open the password manager until your computer is unlocked.

isomorphic- 22 hours ago

You can put the password manager on your phone or another device.

denkmoon 21 hours ago

and now you’re violating a different policy.

connicpu 21 hours ago

I'm not pulling my phone out every time I have to unlock my computer at work. If IT wants my work account to be secure they should change their policies.

edoceo 21 hours ago

As discussed here, the policy is from outside the org.