Unpopular opinion: My company's password policy is driving me crazy

They force monthly changes for safety, but I just write them on sticky notes. Do you think this actually helps or makes things worse?

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angela6871mo ago

A podcast I listen to, Darknet Diaries, had an episode on password policies. They said that forcing frequent changes often makes people use weak passwords or write them down. @jake_torres68 is right about sticky notes creating a physical risk. I remember a story where an office had a break-in because passwords were left on monitors. The episode suggested that companies should use password managers instead of monthly resets. It made me wonder if these old rules actually help security or just annoy everyone.

jake_torres681mo ago

Remember that defeats the point because physical notes create their own security risk.

grantp281mo ago

Physical notes are risky, my friend's coworker got hacked from a password sticky note.