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From: apn@nonvon.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Unix userid conventions
Message-ID: <10@nonvon.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Mar-87 01:10:40 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 12 01:10:40 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Mar-87 05:40:27 EST
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	I don't think that the basic assumption is valid:
	scrambled userid's  == better security
        
        while, It *is* certainly true that 
	scrambled userid's  == more confusion

        Could someone clarify this to me. Why is it , that by having
        an obscure sequence of characters in your login name, security
        is compromised/enhanced of the ability to login as that user ?


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