On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 07:01:38AM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote: > > > Given modern processor power availability, I can't think of one; > > > > How about modern brain availability? You'll just get a lot of annoyed > > people changing it back; for example, makepasswd still uses a minimum > > length of six. > > > My weak English makes me think your comment is rude. Please excuse > me then if this is not.
I apologize if my meaning was unclear; it was not meant to be rude. I think that looking at only the power of modern CPUs - how long it takes to crack a password - misses the point. If you enforce longer passwords than people are comfortable with, you get weaker passwords (or poor password management practices). It's the humans that matter, not the machines. -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
