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Any company that still insists on forced password resets and frequent changes needs to learn about Social Engineering and Human Factors. (yiffit.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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These are the same companies that don't support second factors, only have their app as a second factor, or only SMS second factor. Is it too much to ask for smart card or token (yubikey) support?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Forgetting it?? All you have to do is scribble it on a little slip of paper in your top drawer like 90% of people do. Very secure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Top drawer ! I think you it's still more secure than most of my colleagues. It's usually a post it on the monitor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Post it on the monitor is for session password. For the 5 others, there is a txt file on the desktop!