Comment by connicpu

Comment by connicpu a day ago

9 replies

Can confirm when I found out I'd be required to regularly change my password the security of it went down significantly. At my current job when I was a new employee I generated a secure random password and spent a week memorizing it. 6 months later when I found out I was required to change it, I reverted to a variation of the password I used to use for everything years ago with some extra characters at the end that I'll be rotating with each forced change...

jimmaswell a day ago

I do the same but write the number at the end of the password on the laptop in sharpie. I work from home so I've been thinking about making a usb stick that simulates a keyboard with a button to enter the password.

  • immibis 18 hours ago

    Dangerous. You might accidentally press the button in a group chat.

    • 3eb7988a1663 11 hours ago

      They would then have an excuse to get one of those mission control button covers.

byproxy a day ago

Why not make use of a password manager?

  • Aeolun a day ago

    You can’t open the password manager until your computer is unlocked.

    • isomorphic- a day ago

      You can put the password manager on your phone or another device.

      • denkmoon a day ago

        and now you’re violating a different policy.

  • connicpu a day ago

    I'm not pulling my phone out every time I have to unlock my computer at work. If IT wants my work account to be secure they should change their policies.

    • edoceo a day ago

      As discussed here, the policy is from outside the org.