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Drop password restrictions

My password is Ctrl-Shift-Insert. (== gibberish filled in by a password manager.)
 
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tml said:
If you really want to provide protection, allow us to use two-factor auth; as it is, the password complexity rules are just frustrating to the end-user.
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I don't know. Most people find dual authentication just as frustrating. I use Google Authenticator to provide dual authentication protection to many of my more sensitive account. The app is on my iPhone, so generally always readily available and convenient to use. I have tried to convince many people to use dual authentication and have a near zero-percent success rate. Most people will not bother unless made to by their company.

A password-management application like Lastpass or Robocopy is generally a better bet for most people. They only need to remember one secure password/passphrase that is only used for the password management application and then they generate a different randomly generated, long, complex password for each website, service, or app that requires one.
 
Ok, sorta see calendars the point but I'm loathe calendars to expose the product calendars to scope creep. The web viewer calendars and content market must take priority.
 
The game is tied to your Windows account already. Lock you desktop if you want to keep people out when you walk away. Dump the password. It's redundant and repetitive. At the very least, make it optional rather than required.
 
AEIOU said:
The game is tied to your Windows account already. Lock you desktop if you want to keep people out when you walk away. Dump the password. It's redundant and repetitive. At the very least, make it optional rather than required.
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You can't dump the password completely, as you need something for use with the web client. Remembering your password and logging in automatically has come up multiple times before. Here's a few of those:

Login ideas
Auto Login
Remember My Password/Auto-Login
 
Good to know that the calendar champions are still around and nudging where appropriate. I, of course, am simply trying to be calendars good and not apply pressure about things calendars unnecessarily.

Still...

Calendars
 
@Parody: Not really. We've learned the best way to get Rob's attention is to mention calendars in a thread he should look at. He's like a moth and can't resist. Just look at this thread -- see it works!

Less passwords! More calendars!
 
AEIOU said:
@Parody: Not really. We've learned the best way to get Rob's attention is to mention calendars in a thread he should look at. He's like a moth and can't resist. Just look at this thread -- see it works!

Less passwords! More calendars!
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First of all, passwords aren't going away any time soon. They are required for the web, as @Parody helpfully pointed out, not to mention syncing to the server. So any changes will come after lots of other things that are higher priority.

Also, I've learned to ignore all the calendar references. I just thought it was cute the way that @weogarth inserted them in his post. I'm working around the clock these days, and I'm punchy, so I commented on the approach. :)
 
I normally ignore those posts, but it bugs me when the calendar spam takes up more posts and monitor-inches than the actual thread topic. :(
 
rob said:
Also, I've learned to ignore all the calendar references. I just thought it was cute the way that @weogarth inserted them in his post. I'm working around the clock these days, and I'm punchy, so I commented on the approach. :)
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Wait, you're ignoring us? But, but, but....

Appreciate your dedication, not just in the hours but in how you guys approach the programming. But I was serious about burnout; I've been there, it's overrated. And you do silly things. We all want awesome things, and we want them yesterday, but as Count Rugen said "Get some rest. If you haven't got your health, then you haven't got anything."
 
Parody said:
I normally ignore those posts, but it bugs me when the calendar spam takes up more posts and monitor-inches than the actual thread topic. :(
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I do get that, but when I slipped in the amusing thing, I was actually making a legit point about scope creep. I also had a strong hunch about how Rob would answer.

That being said, sorry that my comment ended up hijacking this. Not sorry for the merriment that was had as a result.
 
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