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Originally Posted by iamtam
not really. excessive password changing tends to lead to people writing passwords down or putting them openly in text files called "passwords". it creates its own security nightmare.
once a year change might be nice. every couple of months with ccbill has become a major pain, one i wish i could opt out of.
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Agreed. *Nothing* else I use has such an aggressive 'change your password!' policy. Hundreds of programs, banks, ISPs, recurring-billing software programs, cellphone accounts, utility providers, and whoever else I can't think of offhand.
Combined total security breaches: zero