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Re: Password Difficulties

To: Sandy Sandfort <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Password Difficulties
From: Derek Atkins <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 94 16:47:52 EDT
Cc: Alan Barrett <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected]
In-Reply-To: Your message of Sun, 03 Jul 94 11:29:29 -0700. <[email protected]>
Sender: [email protected]

> There has been some discussion about typing long passphrases with echo 
> off.  I don't have any trouble, but I'm a touch typist.  Perhaps it is 
> only the hunt-and-peck, two-finger typists who are have a problem.

I'm not a touch typist (although I am also not quite a hunt-and-peck
typist, either).  And using only about 6 fingers (well, I am counting
both thumbs in this count, and sometimes I use my other fingers as
well) I have no problems typing in my long (40-50 char) pass phrase!

However, I am a computer geek (well, I prefer to be known as a nerd,
but I have Nerd Pride, so... ;-) Anyways, I have a feeling that
Steve's testing was done with non-computer-geek-type people.  I.e.,
secretaries, managers, and high-up muckety-mucks.  Is this true,
Steve?  What was your sample space in your research?

-derek

References:
- Re: Password Difficulties
  - From: Sandy Sandfort <[email protected]>

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