The Password Meter

Image of the Password Meter web pageEver have to think up a strong password for a critical system, and wonder just how secure the password is? Well the guys over at www.passwordmeter.com have come up with a system that checks your password and scores it based on things like number of characters, number of consecutive upper/lower case characters, etc.

No word yet on whether they use AJAX or something to store these passwords, and the site isn’t SSL protected, so use at your own risk. Definitely a neat application, though.

Why the CCNA has lost its value

The Cisco CCNA has lost a lot of its value in recent years, mostly due to exam cheating materials such as Testking and Pass4Sure which allow you to download actual copies of the certification exam (complete with solutions) to study from
These are quite common in India, and this page demonstrates this. Thanks for de-valuing my cert!