Re: Passwords in the clear update

ext Elliotte Harold wrote:
> Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress wrote:
>> A blanket admonishment: "do not ever, under any circumstance, use 
>> passwords
>> in the clear", is fairly useless, most everyone will ignore it. People 
>> are
>> not going to stop. Better to educate people on the dangers.
> 
> Give that blanket admonishment, and then explain the reasons behind it; 
> but don't compromise the good advice because you think it may not be 
> followed by all people in all circumstances.

I wholeheartedly agree. What is the sense in continuing to implicitly 
condone these practices? Who would care?

It is not that people will necessarily stop using passwords in the 
clear, but shouldn't we have a metaphorical stick to beat them with?

- johnk