Comment Passwords (Score 1) 290
After reading a good portion of this thread, I'd say that this industry is in a serious problem.
Applications being written that hardcode that no password can exist? Users refusing to enter passwords???
I'll generally throw a fit if I have to enter a meaningful password & it travels clear text on the wire (eg - billing information, or multi-purpose password tied to Kerberos). Call me paranoid, but this world has non-honest people. I've got a good 50+ passwords in my head from roots, GPG, shell accounts, web accounts, etc. Stuff has to be protected.
Applications being written that hardcode that no password can exist? Users refusing to enter passwords???
I'll generally throw a fit if I have to enter a meaningful password & it travels clear text on the wire (eg - billing information, or multi-purpose password tied to Kerberos). Call me paranoid, but this world has non-honest people. I've got a good 50+ passwords in my head from roots, GPG, shell accounts, web accounts, etc. Stuff has to be protected.
