Re: Re: Do you trim() usernames and passwords?

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 03:11:56PM -0500, Joshua Kehn wrote: > Specifically: > > >> Dotan Cohen wrote: > >>> I seem to have an issue with users who copy-paste their usernames and > >>> passwords coping and pasting leading and trailing space characters. > > Users should not be copy-pasting passwords or usernames. Do not compromise a system to cater to > bad [stupid, ignorant, you pick] users. If this is an issue then educate the users. > Wrong. I use a program called pwgen to generate passwords for me, which I cannot remember. I use another program I built to store them in an encrypted file. When I have to supply a password which I've forgotten (as usual), I fire up my password "vault", find the password, and paste it wherever it's needed. Users would be wise to follow a scheme like this, rather than using their dog's name or somesuch as their passwords. Paul -- Paul M. Foster http://noferblatz.com