Wednesday, January 20, 2010

You're Kidding Me Right?

I had to share this little gem. This is what my computer had to say to me this morning when I was prompted to change my password:

"The password supplied does not meet the minimum complexity requirements. Please selection another password that meets all of the following criteria:
  • is at least 7 characters;
  • has not been used in the previous 24 passwords;
  • must not have been changed within the last 0 days;
  • does not contain your account or full name;
  • contains at least 3 of the following four character groups:
  1. english uppercase characters (A through Z)
  2. english lowercase characters (a through z)
  3. numerals (0 through 9)
  4. non-alphabetic characters (such as !,$,#,%)
Type a password which meets these requirements in both text boxes."

I'll give you !$#% alright. I nearly had to turn around and go home.

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8 comments:

  1. There are no words to express how I would feel if I was to face something that complex first thing in the morning....
    Previous 24 passwords (are they serious)

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  2. oh my god...that's hilarious I would have sat gobsmacked for a good part of the morning, repeating....are they for real!

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  3. Eeek!!!
    Our work puters say to us "Your password will expire in 14 days, do you want to change it now?" and then keep asking every day. grr. And I just went to change my address at VicRoads site and the computer told me I didn't exist. ARGH.
    Techo-bureaucracy be damned!

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  4. OMG! this sounds like something that would happen at my office ;)

    BTW: i forgot to mention the beauty of the collage you are giving away - i love all that green for GROWTH and the little bird "taking flight" =-)

    thanks for offering to hold so many dreams - it is indeed a worthy cause!

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  5. lordy you'd need a little lie down and then a big strong cup of coffee before coping with this...

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  6. I hope this wasn't at like 8a.m. as i migth have just packed up ball & gone home. Oh, that is complicated for me as i think i've been using the same basic building block password since my first Dollarmite Account at school. Crack that hackers!! Love Posie

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  7. rofl!! Those instructions definitely meet the minimum complexity requirements... ;-)

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  8. I cannot believe you can't remember your last 24 passwords? whats wrong with you?

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