On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 09:57:03AM -0700, Myers, Mike wrote: > The tech (AT&T contractor) who set up a cable modem for me graciously > selected "password" as my initial password. Mike, you should have told them you were running Linux.. they were more than happy to let me do everything on my own once they figured out they weren't going to touch my machines. :) > -----Original Message----- > From: MAGEE Rob [mailto:Rob.Magee@ODE-EX1.ODE.STATE.OR.US] > > The same policy is in force at ATTBI's support group. > Two days ago I was asked for my password. It is possible for them to not have plaintext access to your password and still use this authentication method -- the tech could type it into a text box somewhere and get a "YES/NO" response back. (Not likely, I fully expect them to have plaintext passwords available, but the possibility exists for them to Do It Correctly. :) -- http://www.wirex.com/
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