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I setup a image box of Vista Business to ghost a couple of weeks ago. I turned it on today and I seem to have forgotten the password. I've tried using OPH-Crack to crack it but with no luck. Does anybody have software that they use to crack user account...
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My solution then was to keep retyping my password as fast as I could, and I eventually hit
...which boils down to 'make a password....
Seriously, and managed to mistype my password the same way in the password and confirmation boxes.
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My friend has a MacBook (13-inch Late 2007) which was setup by someone else, anyway to cut a long story short he can use the computer (he's never turned it off) but has forgotten his password. To make matters worse, home is a long way away and can't get...
Started by unam3d on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Remember....
It will prompt you to enter a password twice.
password, but since you mention that you're far from an installer disc, I will mention approach here.) Change your root user's password by entering passwd (no 'o' and no 'r').
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Is there a way to force Google Chrome to remember passwords for sites that have autocomplete turned off?
Clarification: I am a programmer, but ideally, I'd like a method that I could help regular users implement, too.
Started by GorillaSandwich on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Javascript:function%20enterLogin....
This would work of 'user_name' and 'password', this javascript would fill them with whatever you define near the beginning.
Javascript by making a bookmarklet that fills out the username and password fields.
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I have windows domain that needs a password policy. Right now there isn't one. Anyone have feedback on a good balance between weak passwords and users having passwords so strong they just write them down?
Since no one has a expiring password I thought...
Started by Dave on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has some good a password policy....
Minute period 15 minute unlock Minimum 8 characters password Complexity turned on 10 passwords complex?" could be a password.
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I have an MS Access 2002 database with password security.
When I exit the application, the password dialog box reappears. Now, after this I can only exit the application if I give in the password again or press Cancel.
I don't know why this dialog appears...
Started by Adhip Gupta on
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by 3 people.
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Is COMPACT ON CLOSE perhaps turned.
The exact events are called, but that's where I would check first .
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I have two textbox in asp.net and first for password and second is for matching password .. if user give different value in both textbox , then i want to generate javascript at client side..
Started by Sikender on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
As long as client side validation is turned on), so in my opinion (and it IS just an opinion) you're.
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From Jacob Nielson's "Stop Password Masking" :
Usability suffers when users type in passwords and the only feedback they get is a row of bullets. Typically, masking passwords doesn't even increase security, but it does cost you business due to login failures...
Started by Abi Noda on
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by 42 people.
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Even using an optional checkbox to mask the password is simply adding a dangerous feature....
" ) Optional masking, turned on by default ( type="password/text" ) Optional masking, turned off by default people watch others log in.
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Is your password more secure in any way if it is stored on LDAP rather than a database or an encrypted file?
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It is not whole a lot safer by design as the weakest link between user and the location... .
As it turned out, he had attached a small note on his laptop with his passwordWith LDAP, the password is verified on the server.
Stuff on his system.
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I was looking for an effective algorithm that can give me a righteous idea of how strong a password is.
I found that several different websites use several different algorithms as I get different password strength ratings on different websites.
Started by OrangeRind on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Effective....
PHP Password Strength Meter from this list of strength checkers likely.
A quick google search turned up solutions that account for brute force attacks (complex password) but not for dictionary attacks.
That consideration.
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On more than one occasion I've been asked to implement rules for password selection for software I'm developing. Typical suggestions include things like:
Passwords must be at least N characters long; Passwords must include lowercase, uppercase and numbers...
Started by Dan Vinton on
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by 9 people.
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BUT my big pet peeves are password aggrevating rule I have encountered one....
Point out the recent fiasco over at twitter where one of their admin's password turned out, because the remaining set is still orders of magnitude larger.
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