someone figured out my email address

[Technomage Hawke]

this is why I use a long password string with random characters (pigeon is so nice for this). usually I go with a character length longer than 20 characters. since these are very hard to remember, I keep them on a usb dongle in an encrypted file. Because of this, I have only had to change my password (because of a security issue) only twice in the last 5 years.

I am not sure how the security specialists on the list would treat this, but for me, it seems to be the best solution for the  job at hand.

also, I also never browse the web on a windows machine (safer that way). I use OS X for most of my mail and web browsing stuff. I use linux (as VINUX) for some development testing and for the above mentioned password and security items. it also keeps me from losing those skills I spent the last 16 years trying to use.

-eric

On Nov 21, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Michael Havens wrote:

> Before I left for Peru I got an email from Google telling me that someone in China had accessed my gmail account and that I should change my password unless it was me accessing my account from China. Well, I changed my pass word. Then I went to Peru and was expecting them to send me another email but one never arrived.
> 
> Someone figured out a password of seven numerals and 3 letters!
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