wisdom of changing your password ?

[tzdk]

Yeah, well your focus is not on the typical home user who screw up and almost any password policy will be overruled by that. In a working or controlled environment professionals should see to passwords are more than an annoyance. How well that goes I don't know, depends if there is a policy and whether it is carried out probably - someone mentioned post-it notes on monitor

Here is a nice online password generator http://www.aconiac.com/passwordgenerator cross-platform version require java but beats 123456.

 

[daishi5]

Yeah, well your focus is not on the typical home user who screw up and almost any password policy will be overruled by that. In a working or controlled environment professionals should see to passwords are more than an annoyance. How well that goes I don't know, depends if there is a policy and whether it is carried out probably - someone mentioned post-it notes on monitor

Here is a nice online password generator http://www.aconiac.com/passwordgenerator cross-platform version require java but beats 123456.

True, changing passwords is good for home users who suspect their password is compromised, but if you have good control of your account, changing it is not really necessary. Password change policies are good when looked at from a system owner standpoint with a lot of users, because you know some of them are giving out their credentials.