Password Crazy

[CharlesA]

Several different distro's I have tried have some indications of password strength without enforcing specific requirements on the end-user.

*fixed that for you

Yep. Debian and Fedora do the same thing - they'll warn but let the user choose.

[matt_fussell2]

If more people were pointed to xkcd, this might not be an issue.

[kurja]

If more people were pointed to xkcd, this might not be an issue.

Exactly. Demanding upper case, numbers and so on is what drives people to use one password all over without ever changing it because it would be impossible to remember.

[rewyllys]

Can anyone recommend a password manager or managers that work in both Linux and Windows?

[bapoumba]

Can anyone recommend a password manager or managers that work in both Linux and Windows?

https://www.keepassx.org/

[bashiergui]

What drives me nuts is when something demands that I use upper & lower case plus numbers or symbols in a password. And then they're supposed to get changed periodically. It's just not possible to remember them all.

So, yes, I use some silly passwords and I'm using the same ones at a couple places.

Noted

[linuxyogi]

I use unique passwords for all my accounts. I use KeePassX but I usually don't change passwords unless there's news about something like the openssl bug.

[john_burns2]

Last company I worked for (as a project coordinator) let me remotely log on to their computer system with the company laptop. Bloody password had to be changed every month, with both u/case, l/case, numbers and symbols used in the new password.. They told me I had limited system access, but I could access the whole system, including accounts, emails, personnel, wages, etc.

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

did you have write access? as in access to alter everyone wages

[bashiergui]

Last company I worked for (as a project coordinator) let me remotely log on to their computer system with the company laptop. Bloody password had to be changed every month, with both u/case, l/case, numbers and symbols used in the new password.. They told me I had limited system access, but I could access the whole system, including accounts, emails, personnel, wages, etc.

Oh you worked at Target?