Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 6th April 1998

Dilbert//3278, first published 28 years ago on Monday 6th April 1998

Tags

mordac preventer of information services guidlines for passwords six characters include numbers and letters upper and lower case change once a month touture employees write nothing down

Official transcript

Man comes up to Dilbert and introduces himself, "I am Mordac, the preventer of information services. I bring new guidelines for passwords."

Dilbert reads the guidelines, "'All passwords must be at least six characters long.. include numbers and letters.. include a mix of upper and lower case..'"

Dilbert continues to read, "'Use different passwords for each system change once a month, do not write anything down.'"

Mordac yells, "Squeal like a pig!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AM MORDAC, THE PREVENTER OF INFORMATION SERVICES. I BRING NEW GUIDELINES FOR PASSWORDS.

"ALL PASSWORDS MUST BE AT LEAST SIX CHARACTERS LONG...

INCLUDE NUMBERS AND LETTERS... INCLUDE A MIX OF UPPER AND LOWER CASE...

"USE DIFFERENT PASSWORDS FOR EACH SYSTEM.

CHANGE ONCE A MONTH.

DO NOT SQUEAL LIKE A PIG !!!

WRITE ANYTHING DOWN."

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