{"id":428,"date":"2009-01-05T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainlitter.itgroove.net\/2009\/01\/05\/password-lengths-and-complexity-our-philosophy\/"},"modified":"2009-01-05T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T11:37:00","slug":"password-lengths-and-complexity-our-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2009\/01\/05\/password-lengths-and-complexity-our-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Lengths and Complexity &#8211; Our Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClassC037630D53D44794A8A3A18D966FF9FC\">\n<p class=\"ExternalClass412FBC7AE30C4B00A63039186F651CF7\"><em>Over the years, I&#8217;ve seen lots of talk on the use of long passwords and complex passwords, etc. and I&#8217;ve narrowed the noise down to two options, that we recommend to our clients (and I tend to lean towards the 2nd option).<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"ExternalClass412FBC7AE30C4B00A63039186F651CF7\">In order to maintain good security (and to satisfy management security concerns), we need to have an effective password policy. There are two approaches to this, and a client needs to pick one (note it applies to everyone, we can\u2019t make exceptions for individuals, thus this is an important decision).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ExternalClass412FBC7AE30C4B00A63039186F651CF7\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"ExternalClass412FBC7AE30C4B00A63039186F651CF7\">Option 1<\/h1>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass412FBC7AE30C4B00A63039186F651CF7\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>9 Characters, with complexity required<\/b> (i.e. passwords must have an uppercase, lowercase, number and special character like $!#, etc.)<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pro\u2019s<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Shorter password than the other option, good security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><b>Con\u2019s<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>People often have trouble remembering the \u2018complex bit\u2019s and end up forgetting and\/or taping the passwords to the bottom of their keyboards and other silly places, resulting in a total waste of the security in the first place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>Option 2 (my preference)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>14 Characters, no complexity required<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pro\u2019s<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>User can define a simple \u2018phrase\u2019 to remember such as \u201cIliketoeatsouponmondays\u201d or \u201cthesalmonkingsrock\u201d \u2013 and are more likely to remember it, without writing it down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><b>Con\u2019s<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>14 characters is more to type, than 9, slow typists my whimper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is an important decision and must be supported by management, for the project to succeed. 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