04-16-2010, 01:42 AM
Doc wrote:
Fine.
You go ahead and keep using your birthday for your ATM PIN.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, Doc, and pretend you're not making ignorant negative assumptions about my password security habits. I'll just accept that you're cheesed off, and you take the subject personally, for reasons that aren't clear yet.
Doc, what's your interest in the conventional wisdom? The supposed necessity of playing musical passwords--that makes you find this guy's contrary view so offensive, or repellent?
Are you a computer security expert, and have an honest beef with his advice? If so, I'd like to hear it. Or a victimized computer user? Has your system been compromised? Resulting in a more vigilant approach to passwords? Just curious.
I don't have a strong opinion one way or another, I just thought it was an interesting contrary view, a welcome tonic for those who feel they're made to jump through unnecessary hoops for questionable reasons.