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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
What is the rationale for changing a password so often?

One challenge question option is always, "What is your mother's maiden name?"
Well, Kathryn, or Kathrine she has spelled it both ways, and her birth certificate has her last name spelled differently than her high school diploma, or the way her father spelled it. I can never remember the "correct" spelling of either one, so I never choose that option.
If you are breached the passwords for the entire company can be breached in X amount of time based on length and complexity. A 20 char pass phrase will take longer than an 8 char complex password for example.
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