[Infowarrior] - Amusing Navy password policy

[Richard Forno]

 From a March 2009 CNO security manual (OPNAVINST 5510.50M dtd 23  
March 09) --

Regarding passwords on official Navy systems --

"Use a combination of two uppercase, two lower case, two numbers, and  
two symbols in your password (nine characters minimum).  Administrator/ 
developer/root/super user accounts must contain a 15 character minimum."

How quickly folks forget that if you raise the bar for "better  
security" too high, you run the risk of forcing everyday regular users  
to circumvent those requirements just to accomplish their daily  
activities.  Thus, your attempt at providing "better" security likely  
does just the opposite of what you intended.

.... I wonder how soon before Post-It notes sell out at Navy bases  
around the world.

-rf