Re: [LUG] UK Gov Secure ID

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On 15/10/16 15:04, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 12:06:34 +0100
> Henry Bremridge <henry.bremridge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Henry,
>
> > The UK Government have launched a secure ID site
> > https://www.signin.service.gov.uk/about-certified-companies
>
> Seems you have to register/log in to read that page.....
>
> Choose a password between 8 and 12 chars.  It must contain at least one
> numeral (0-9) and one lower case letter (a-z) no special chars and not
> contain the word password.  I think I'll pass, thank you very much.
>
> Putting restrictions like that on password choices makes it much easier
> to crack them: You know length limits, and have character restrictions,
> severely limiting choices.
Agreed, those rules are just stupid. I had a letter from one of the 
utilities recently about setting up as a user to view their web site. I 
had to make up a password, numbers and letters only, maximum length was 
8 characters. I didn't bother.

Neil

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