Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!amdahl!rickf From: rickf@uts.amdahl.com (Rick Francis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: [Lynn R Grant: Password Aging] Summary: Passwords and house keys Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 89 01:41:19 GMT References: <6@minya.UUCP> <4783@macom1.UUCP> Reply-To: rickf@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Rick Francis) Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 28 In article <4783@macom1.UUCP> roth@macom1.UUCP (Dennis Paul Roth) writes: >From article <6@minya.UUCP>, by jc@minya.UUCP (John Chambers): >> >> Nuf said? > >Ok, so you keep your passwords in your pocket, along with with your >house, car, and office keys. Is the security of your house, car, and office >compromised because you carry your keys in your pocket? That's all a password >is, a key to your computer account. It is not the end all and be all of >computer security. I think some of this discussion of password security in > ... > ... >than passwords. If you lose your slip of paper with your password on it ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >you can change your password a lot easier than changing all the locks on your >house if you lose your set of house keys. But there is a difference between a password and a key. If I get a quick look at your house key without your knowledge, the security of your house hasn't been compromised. But if I see the "key" to your computer account... -- ======================================================== Rick Francis rickf@uts.amdahl.com Amdahl Corp. {decwrl,sun,uunet}!amdahl!rickf ======================================================== [Amdahl's opinions are expressed by Amdahl, not me.]