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cmdolcet69 - 17 Mar 2008 19:57 GMT
I have a user enter a password  each time they try and access an admin
string. How can i create a password string and inside the string the
last 3 position be a variable unique 3 place for user to scan in their
initial so that they I can tell them apart.

Example: a user may enter a password of 123456LJD. The first 6 slots
is a generic password and the last 3 are there initials. How can I do
that?
kimiraikkonen - 17 Mar 2008 21:00 GMT
> I have a user enter a password  each time they try and access an admin
> string. How can i create a password string and inside the string the
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> is a generic password and the last 3 are there initials. How can I do
> that?

Use substring() function for this purpose. Pass startindex parameter
and length paramater as you wish (optional)
Cor Ligthert[MVP] - 18 Mar 2008 05:48 GMT
CM,

You have in my idea a strange idea about a password, what you are giving is
an ID, a password should be completely hidden for you and everybody else
beside the owner. If you create that ID or give that ID does not make it a
password.

Cor
Alan Gillott - 18 Mar 2008 11:39 GMT
The mind boggles as to why you want to do this: and any process assuming the
correctness of the initials is flawed: if I wanted to do something naughty
I'd just use your initials. now if you were scrambling the password based on
initials and giving each user a unique number suffixed by their initials
which when decoded, was the actual password, then you might have achieved
something-not strongly bullet proof, but probably enough to deter
sillybillies from deleting something they shouldn't and then blaming you.
A
>I have a user enter a password  each time they try and access an admin
> string. How can i create a password string and inside the string the
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> is a generic password and the last 3 are there initials. How can I do
> that?
GS - 19 Mar 2008 06:54 GMT
OT: Unfortunately, there are just too many people in the work force, be they
developers, admin, or exec, just don't appreciate
   the security and risk  has drastically changed
   gone are the "simple good old days"    ( don't get me wrong, there are
still many good folks around but there is a substantial increase of
motivated bad bunch around)
These "non security conscious" people may still think,
        I never had problem before, so I won't have any problem now or
later, after all we only deal with people we know.........

or
   I just want to get my job or business done quickly, don't put up
security road blocks

 I hear too many:
What, I have to login another ID to install/administrate PC  even I rarely
need that capability?  I want an all powerful ID so I can anything I want. I
am the BIG BOSS. and I am careful....Don't tell me security

Then once in while  I get calls to restore PC, program functionalities from
these people

the most laughable or sad part, once in while, they will ask how come you
did not tell me about the risk. and I had to smile and say, I tired but you
did not want to hear

> The mind boggles as to why you want to do this: and any process assuming the
> correctness of the initials is flawed: if I wanted to do something naughty
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> > is a generic password and the last 3 are there initials. How can I do
> > that?
Cor Ligthert[MVP] - 20 Mar 2008 07:10 GMT
GS,

But does that make you the person to be responsible for security.

We are developers, giving the tools, while we use for that as possible the
what is common.
Passwords are well embeded in the world community now and we know why we use
it.

As we do it in another way, we become responsible for the security with
possible behaviour to us, that is not in our responsibility. Let the
managers do their job, they often earn more than developers.

Just my opinion.

Cor

> OT: Unfortunately, there are just too many people in the work force, be
> they
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>> > is a generic password and the last 3 are there initials. How can I do
>> > that?

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