Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site marlin.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!noscvax!marlin!revc From: revc@marlin.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Don't force random passwords on people! Message-ID: <565@marlin.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Aug-84 08:22:29 EDT Article-I.D.: marlin.565 Posted: Wed Aug 22 08:22:29 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Aug-84 03:47:09 EDT References: <12465@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center Lines: 23 Our system supplies the users with a list of 10 random strings, with vowels in the correct location, which are "almost" words. A check against the dictionary insures that there are no real words. This allows the users to 'select' their password, but supplies the needed random factor at the same time. We had a major problem with user-ids and passwords being IDENTICLE! Bob -- R.E. Van Cleef (REVC) Computer Sciences Corporation San Diego, CA ihnp4 \ MILNET revc@nosc akgua \ UUCP decvax -------------!sdcsvax!noscvax!revc dcdwest / ucbvax / CompuServe 71565,533