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Customers baffled as Citrix forces password changes for document-slinging Sharefile outfit

Nick Kew
Devil

Quick, more boiling oil!

So they're 'protecting' users who do dumb things like re-use passwords ... by doing dumber things like forcing them to deal with extra complexity. Along with all those who would never dream of reusing their Correct Horse Battery Staples. This is broken, so let's double down on it.

Do they also make you identify with memorable personal data? Mother's maiden name, favourite colour, first school, sorta thing? Now that really does feature in data leaks. As if it was even secure in the first place.

Where's the Pratchett icon, for occasions like this when he helps translate AAARGH to a half-decent LART?

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