Re:Passwords for JetBlue accounts cannot contain a Q or a Z
by gpcz on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @09:57AM
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As ridiculous as that pitch might sound, it makes the implied security-money tradeoff directly visible to management and causes them to make a formal decision.
Re:Passwords for JetBlue accounts cannot contain a Q or a Z
by rnovak on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @01:17PM
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How so? if it's been used for 60 years, how many records do you think would be compromised if someone gained access to the system? Millions? Billions? Sounds like a good reason to 'modernize' to me.
The target breach would be nothing compared to the breach of a system in use for 60 years.
Re:Passwords for JetBlue accounts cannot contain a Q or a Z
by wakeless on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @04:40AM
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But my cat's name is quizzical.
Re:Passwords for JetBlue accounts cannot contain a Q or a Z
by bela_lugosi on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @06:14AM
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surely you mean quizzicat
How so? So people can use Q's and Z's in their passwords? What would your business case look like? "Hey everybody let's spend $500 million so people can use arbitrary passwords, because [entropy], never mind most people use the name of their cat anyway?"