This is a general admin type question, but the brains around here
are ripe for pickin'...
More and more, my clients are folks whom I've never met. For
example, I've just closed a deal with a consulting firm in South
Africa. Way cool. However, I'm realizing that the old "send
password via email" approach is not really very secure. These are
just temp passwords which the user will change. However, when the
email is going to their previous/other ISP, I don't know if there
is a break in security along the way.
What are some of the methods that admins are using to securely get
passwords and login info to new remote system/email users?
Obviously, phone would be one way. Any techniques on the network side?
I send an e-mail saying that there will be an e-mail coming with only
one word in it.
It is not great, but if people were sniffing for passwords, there are
no identifiers in the important email. The likelihood that it will
be picked up is about zero.
If I really care, I FedEx the information.
David
