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From: Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Password not strong enough
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 19:08:16 +0800
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On 05-June-24 1:38 pm, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 5 Jun 2024, David LaRue wrote:
> 
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in news:v3ols0$qb6k$1@dont-
>> email.me:
>>
>>> On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:19:42 +0800, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>
>>>> LFPUxS5a2b3LWr1qt2RS
>>>>
>>>> Password not strong enough.
>>>>
>>>> Ye Gods! How strong do you want it to be?
>>>
>>> My guess is, the password checker demands non-alphanumeric characters in
>>> there as well.
>>>
>>> Which is a dumb thing to require.
>>
>> Agreed.  Silly rules that don't help protect you.
>>
>> Looks like a good password except that you posted it.  Mine is 24 
>> characters
>> long and not random if you know the pattern that made it.  My wife hasn't
>> been able to type it in even if it is written down for her to type in.
>>
>> A pharmacy site rejected a proposed long password because it contained 
>> three
>> characters in my email address.  I just call them when something is 
>> needed.
>> I'd rather talk to a human anyway.
>>
>> FWIW, I've yet to be hacked.  I've only been online since before the
>> Internet.
>>
>> I'm also glad to see you both still enjoying life.
>>
> 
> I read somewhere that someone thought that a good and well managed 
> password was way better than 2FA or 3FA since those, together with 
> modern password reset policies, leave too many gaps.

I've tried, without success, to get password resets disabled on things 
like bank account online access.

Sylvia.