Monday, April 24, 2006

SANS - Internet Storm Center -Microsoft helps you choose "good passwords". Microsoft recently released a link to help you choose "good passwords" http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/privacy/password_checker.mspx In my opinion they did some things good and some things bad. BAD teaching people to type their password into a website is not a good idea. It violates most corporation's security policies. GOOD it's a javascript that appears to run locally so your password is never sent over the internet. This could change at anytime so I would not recommend you type your password into it. [...] 11:34:11 AM

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