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Old 08-07-2012 | 04:37 PM
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Jesse
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Originally Posted by Timbo
I've been wondering if there is a way to outsmart the Borg, I wonder if it remembers previous passwords? Can I use 4, and cycle through them every 90 days? Perhaps use change-over month at the front, some numbers, then A, B, C, D, whatever, at the back, and just keep cycling them...or will it know if one has been used before, even if it was more than 4 cycles ago?

When I asked the gal on the phone who walked me through it, I asked if I could use 2, and just flip-flop them, she said,"No, it has to be a new one each time."

Then I told her I would probably not be showing up for my trips after about 180 days, because I won't be able to access iCrew to view my line, because there's NO WAY I'll remember my 'new' passwords if I have to change them every 90 days!

She said, "Well, company policy is you MUST change it, every 90 days."

It's amazing to me we've managed to survive this long, without that 'improvment' to security. This policy was obviously written by someone who's never been out of their cubicle, and knows they have to show up at 8, every Monday...unless it's a holiday of course.

I'm sure any MD88 F/O worth his intermittant auto-spoilers will find another 'workaround' before too long, but for now, it's a huge pita!
Hopefully, the company won't hire post-AF password police. They must have had a cadre of 400 whose only job was to come up with passwords that were NOT viable password candidates. In fact, I know they won't institute that kind of password think--it would result in too many wasted FA hours and a need for hiring in the tech department to handle all the calls from people who forgot their nonsensical p/w. Change one character from your last password? No, that won't make the cut. Go with a pattern on your keyboard? NO PASSWORD FOR YOU! After that forced password training experience I can't complain at how easy it is to comply with what DAL has put in place.