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07-11-2013, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Texas~29N/98W Just West of Woman Hollering Creek
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DFAS password security
If you receive military retired pay it will take many key strokes to access your pay data in the furure.
All thanks to PFC Brad Manning?
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DFAS is implementing a new password security system for its MyPay online pay program. If you use MyPay, go to these pages to learn more about the password changes. The new system requires a lengthy 15 to 30 character password with the use of special characters. Plus, we have to change passwords every 60 days.
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https://mypay.dfas.mil/mypay.aspx
Stronger Password Requirement
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07-11-2013, 05:26 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Bonita (San Diego)
Posts: 1,795
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Thank God for LastPass.
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07-11-2013, 05:37 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,518
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This is too much. From the announcement
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- Must be 15 to 30 characters in length
- Contain at least two UPPERCASE letters
- Contain at least two lowercase letters
- Contain at least two numbers (0-9)
- Contain at least two of the following special characters:
- # (pound or number sign)]
- @ (at sign)
- $ (dollar sign)
- = (equal sign)
- ^ (caret)
- ! (exclamation)
- * (asterisk)
- _ (underline/underscore)
- Must NOT include any spaces
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and then
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If you must write down your password on a piece of paper, make sure it stays locked up in a secure place. If you save it to your computer, flash drive or other media device, make sure the document is encrypted and/or password protected.
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So, keep it protected by another password that is less secure?
As for the "if you must write it down" (my emphasis) I couldn't even remember the rules, let alone a password that espires in 60 days. This is nuts. In most cases, more security is really less secure.
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Originally Posted by nash031
Thank God for LastPass.
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+1
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07-11-2013, 06:50 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bossier City
Posts: 2,183
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Yeah, I'm really looking forward to this. I currently have to use this system to access my federal civil service pay account, and when I retire I will still have to use it. Also...in 4 yrs I will be using it twice as much to access my military retirement account. Lovely.
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07-12-2013, 07:48 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
Posts: 25,155
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Since I use 1Password for everything, I didn't find this requirement to be any problem. You need a 12 character password to get access to my 1Password, and you need a 25 character password to get access to my hard drive, so I feel fairly confident about security.
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07-12-2013, 12:32 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,684
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Rustward$_Password_for_2013-07
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