Password! Bear with me, this is not a regular cyber security article – although it does depend on the password. As with all the “Because It’s Friday” articles – it will ease you into the weekend.
Password Rules
We have all had password frustrations. You think you have put in a good password, then it is rejected because that site does not allow special characters – I am looking at BT here, although they may have updated that policy since it caught me out!
Here is a game based on the frustrations of password rules. I am not sure this a “safe for work” as it can consume a lot of time. But it is fun!
You cannot win every day – Wordle can be a problem…
So far I have got to level 20.
Now to Paris
Jeremy was in Paris this week and he took this photo for me to order
Here is something quicker to read if you have been trying out the password rules above. It is from The Register’s equivalent of “Because It’s Friday”. I shall not say much but it does nicely illustrate the challenge of IT support:
Quirky QWERTY killed a password in Paris • The Register
Your takeaway from the Paris story. Hard coded passwords are not a good idea and your keyboard is critical.
Have a good weekend.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
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