Archive for category Fun Stuff

Security to the Extreme?

A friend recently tipped me off to Microsoft Support Knowledge Base Article ID 276304, “Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords”.  As the title suggests, the error message this addresses is:

Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password. Type a password that meets these requirements in both text boxes.

Personally, I try to keep my passwords well under 10,000 characters.  With thee requirements, brute force hacking would have to be pretty efficient to compromise security.  Fortunately, seeing this problem in the real world is rather unlikely, and it only applies to Windows Server 2000.  So, you can rest easy if you choose to use slightly shorter Windows passwords.

About this Blog

AnilDesai01

I have created this blog to share with readers my thoughts on specific technology and related topics.  That’s overly-broad on purpose, as I hope to post about topics ranging from IT-related issues to gaming.  Of course, audience participation is encouraged.

I’m an independent IT consultant based in Austin, TX.  I do a wide variety of different things, ranging from IT architecture consulting to database and applications development.  I’m also a writer of books and online articles.  My technical focus is fairly broad, but it includes virtualization, Microsoft .NET, SQL Server, and the Windows Server platform.  For more information about me and for technical information, see my web site at http://AnilDesai.net.  And, you can e-mail me at Anil@AnilDesail.net.