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Name: IronMan
Date: July 19, 2005 at 21:01:13 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: P4 512MB
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It's not rocket science, but it's hard to argue with his logic. . .

Security guru Bruce Schneier has backed calls from Microsoft's Jesper Johansson urging users to write down their passwords. In years gone by scribbling down passwords on Post-It notes was often cited as a top security mistake but the sheer volume of passwords people are obliged to remember means people often use easily-guessed login details, another security faux-pas.

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