Ken Thompson's Unix Password

Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password by mongol on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:53PM (#21205079)

I have seen many password policies that says that you never should disclose your password. I have never seen a password policy say that it must not be naughty. As for violent or suicidal, I am less sure. I guess I would reason like a doctor, who has a patient's privacy to consider, but when certain lines are crossed he can contact the police if he think there is risk of crime.

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Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password by sterkekoffie on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @01:07PM (#21205260)

Then I think our only difference in opinion is whether making sexually aggressive statements about your coworkers is crossing a line or just "naughty."

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Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password by mongol on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @01:22PM (#21205446)

The difference is maybe that I don't see a password as a statement. There is no intent to let anyone know it. The only purpose it serves is to be difficult to guess / crack and easy to remember.

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Re:Ken Thompson's Unix Password by AlexTWithBeard on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @01:42PM (#21205702)

It depends on whether the statement is public or private.

Otherwise we're getting dangerously close to thoughtcrimes.

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