IT pros more likely to suffer from stress, says new survey

[threaded]

So shouls a programmer who makes such a sweeping statement without taking into consideration system limitations!

Fecking C# walla!

Oh dear, that, in and of itself, betrays a certain lack of understanding. If, for example(s), the system holds the password in the clear, is transferring it to another system in a fixed field, and thereby creates this requirement for an upper limit in length then that is a significant design fault. (And they desperately need someone like me on a significant daily rate to explain the basics of security programming to them )

Sorry, but there is absolutely no excuse for an upper limit on password length.

I shall go further to assert that if this system really has such a small upper limit, then the security can be trivially compromised.

[darmstadt]

I shall go further to assert that if this system really has such a small upper limit, then the security can be trivially compromised.

Ever used RACF? Has a maximum of 8 characters for a password yet this product has the highest security levels available. This is why mainframes don't get hacked or cracked and big businesses still keep their corporate data there.

[threaded]

Ever used RACF? Has a maximum of 8 characters for a password yet this product has the highest security levels available. This is why mainframes don't get hacked or cracked and big businesses still keep their corporate data there.

Yes, I've even installed it a few times, and have written my own password cracker, like I say, it's trivial. IIRC last upgrade I did to it was to handle mixed case passwords.

[dang65]

A programmer that puts upper limit on password to something like 8 or 12 or even 16 chars should be fired on the spot.

Are you saying there are words longer than 8 letters?

*faints*

[Francko]

Yes, I've even installed it a few times, and have written my own password cracker, like I say, it's trivial. IIRC last upgrade I did to it was to handle mixed case passwords.

[Churchill]

Ever used RACF? Has a maximum of 8 characters for a password yet this product has the highest security levels available. This is why mainframes don't get hacked or cracked and big businesses still keep their corporate data there.

Oh Dear : You've now been subjected to Threaded's bulltulip.

[darmstadt]

Yes, I've even installed it a few times, and have written my own password cracker, like I say, it's trivial. IIRC last upgrade I did to it was to handle mixed case passwords.

Eh! Its always handled mixed case passwords. What platform and OS does it run on and under?

[Fungus]

Yeah! Most people who get stressed in this game are really not cut out for it.

threaded in "The reason I don't look busy is because I got it right first time" mode.

Not sure I agree with that. I nearly left IT when as a permie I was stressed out by obnoxious condescending micro-managers. Now as a contractor I am respected, and the job varies from okay to enjoyable. I suspect contractors are less stressed, as there's less politics, and we just leave if the tulipe starts flying.

[Fungus]

TOP TEN COLLEAGUE IRRITATIONS

1. Seeing others not pulling their weight
2. Managers changing their minds about what they want doing
3. Lack of support from managers
4. Pressure from managers
5. Feeling put-upon by managers
6. Interruptions by colleagues
7. Interruptions by managers
8. Bullying behaviour by managers
9. Lack of support from colleagues
10. Bullying behaviour by colleagues

Mmmm. I'd add:

A colleague who does not wash, or change his clothes, and smokes, and consequently stinks the place out. One friend told me that a female colleague smelt so bad that everyone bought her some soap as a present.

A colleague who displays a "stuff you I have no time to be sociable to the likes of you" attitude.

Condescending managers.

Fungus

[DirtyOldMan]

A colleague who does not wash, or change his clothes, and smokes, and consequently stinks the place out

ok I admit it, that was me.

Sorry