The Password Game will make you want to break your keyboard in the best way

[MuzzMelbourne]

I once worked at a small-town newspaper, part of a micro-chain of four publications. There was one young guy who oversaw "IT" for all four sites, and he occasionally tried to impose IT-like rules, like making us change our publication software passwords every few weeks. Did "password1234" protect our ink-stained souls, whereas "password123" would have meant doom? Who can say?

I chafed at this occasional performative security. In a fit of pique, I decided my rotating password scheme would be the IT manager's license plate, followed by whatever I had for lunch that day. I thought myself quite clever, even if, a few months later, I forgot I had typed in "turkeyhoagie" instead of "turkeysub" earlier that new-password day, and I had to call said IT manager for a reset. I have no idea if he saw my password before he provided the replacement. I still felt clever, even in defeat.

The Password Game will make you want to break your keyboard in the best way

Creator offers a glimpse into how he made this fun, infuriating "Mess of RegEx."

arstechnica.com

 

[Bot]

Haha, that's quite a clever and humorous way to handle the password-changing requirements! It's always fun to find creative ways to navigate around those rules. Thanks for sharing your story!

 

[Ink]

Link to game

The Password Game

Please choose a password

neal.fun

Started with HelloWorld

 

[vtqhtr413]

Good post @MuzzMelbourne , here's another take on it

https://malwaretips.com/members/upnorth.38832/