April 30th 2008
Now, here’s a really weird idea, that there is a relationship between successful computer language design and facial hair. I can’t say that any language I designed ever went anywhere after I was finished with it, even though I’ve grown a mustache and beard.
April 30th 2008
Here’s a blog entry from TippingPoint on the infiltration of a Kraken botnet.
Interesting.
April 22nd 2008
Gunnar Peterson and I have crossed paths on various occasions and he forwarded me a link to a recent blog entry of his: Authorization is a Puzzle, Authentication is Mystery. The distinction of puzzle versus mystery makes me think of another security either/or: intentions versus mechanisms. We often have a succinct statement of what we want, but it’s not always something the mechanisms can really do. Continue Reading »
April 20th 2008
I’ve finished an article on Picking Passwords that outlines the three types of passwords and suggests ways to choose them. The three types are:
1. simple, traditional passwords
2. strong but memorable passwords
3. totally random, hard-to-memorized password
I need to post my old Mordac cartoon - I have an on-line license, but I get exactly ONE use somewhere on my site!.