It looks like a password got leaked at one of your local schools.
Bummer.
But your objection to storing passwords on Post-it-notes is a bit off base.
Leading security professionals (e.g. Bruce Schneier) have been recommending storing passwords on post-it-notes for about a decade. One example is here: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_your.html
Of course, they finish this with the recommendation to "keep it with their other valuable small pieces of paper: in their wallet" rather than, say, attached to the computer monitor.
But the problem isn't writing the passwords down on post-it-notes.
Hi Catherine,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a password got leaked at one of your local schools.
Bummer.
But your objection to storing passwords on Post-it-notes is a bit off base.
Leading security professionals (e.g. Bruce Schneier) have been recommending storing passwords on post-it-notes for about a decade. One example is here: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_your.html
Of course, they finish this with the recommendation to "keep it with their other valuable small pieces of paper: in their wallet" rather than, say, attached to the computer monitor.
But the problem isn't writing the passwords down on post-it-notes.
-Mark Roulo
Hey Mark --
ReplyDeleteThe Post-It story turned out to be wrong.
The kids were given the password.
At the high school, lots of kids have the password. The password for the WiFi system is the same as the password for the teacher section of the site.
The person who gave the password to the kids denies having done it, but given that so many students have the password, I believe the kids.
Basically, the kids are on the honor system.
The system is open, and nobody supervises the kids.
That looks like an interesting site.
ReplyDeletePost-its would be a bit of a problem for me.
I have .... jeez. At least a couple hundred passwords, I would think.
Maybe more.
Which reminds me: I need to buy a Rolodex.
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