Passwords

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MedRxman

Hopefully everyone uses a different password for different sites requiring a
password.

My concern is, who on the other end can see my password. I recently had a
software issue with a company and they set up a temporary account as a test
and sent me the criteria to sign on with, among which was a password. Guess
what. the password is what I usually use for that site.

Any comments are welcome. TIA,

BL, aka MedRxMan
 
MedRxman said:
Hopefully everyone uses a different password for different sites requiring
a password.

My concern is, who on the other end can see my password. I recently had a
software issue with a company and they set up a temporary account as a
test and sent me the criteria to sign on with, among which was a password.
Guess what. the password is what I usually use for that site.

Any comments are welcome. TIA,

BL, aka MedRxMan
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If it was a bank or other financial institution and the password could be
used to extract money from my account then I would be very concerned,
otherwise I can't see a problem with what you describe. Presumably the
password is known only to you and the company, and the employee is entitled
to that information. I have often asked for password reminders and have been
e-mailed the password. Am I missing something here?
 
Yes you are missing something here. Your password is private! It could be
stored encrypted and visible only to you.

And what if it were a bank and that person has acccess to your password?

WHY IS THE EMPLOYEE ENTITLED TO SEE SOMEONES PASSWORD!
 
Have you thought about posting this question in microsoft.public.security
as I would think that a more appropriate ng
Joan
 
Thank you,
I did post the same question in windows 98 general discussion and got a
more civil answer than that of Bob I. I queried his responses to posts and
it seems that he thrives on smart criticism rather than help.

Again thanks.
 

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