Why is Changing Passwords Important?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Brandon S.
  • Start date Start date
B

Brandon S.

I often read how it's good to change my network password often. Why?
Either someone knows it or doesn't know it. Either someone can crack it or
not crack it. Why does it need to change?
 
It limits the window of vulnerability, in case someone does steal, crack, or
otherwise obtain that password. In many cases when someone gets a password
they shouldn't, they don't have the means to get that password again.

Jefferson Krogh
IS Manager
Kennerley-Spratling, Inc.
 
I often read how it's good to change my network password often. Why?
Either someone knows it or doesn't know it. Either someone can crack it or
not crack it. Why does it need to change?
Click to expand...

If someone stole a key to your front door, would you change your locks?
 
In short... it changes the likely hood that it will be found and an over all
good security measure.

Remember to use alpha-numeric-upper-lower and shift numbers. :)

It's a pain to do it, but it's worse if something happens...

--

Best regards,
Brian Oakes, MCSE
Microsoft Product Support
Windows 2000 Server Networking Team

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may benefit.
 
I often read how it's good to change my network password often. Why?
Either someone knows it or doesn't know it. Either someone can crack it or
not crack it. Why does it need to change?
Click to expand...

If someone has it and you change it... they don't have it any more.

It takes time to crack a password; if you keep changing it before anyone can
finish cracking it, they're never going to get into your system...
 
Except that you notice when a key is stolen because you have a few
physical items to track. Do you know when your password is stolen?

Right. Since you can't know, you assume it has been.

Jeff
 
Back
Top