P A U L   F.   M A R K F O R T  (Paul/Paul/Paul's)
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• Some Useful Links


• The Ultimate Job Killer: SALES TAX


• A joke, and a definition


• Code I am sharing
  Including: Free Program for managing SCRATCH folders on Linux/Unix


• Unix Users of Minnesota


• United States Holiday Calendar


• UofM Holiday Calendar


• UofM Academic Calendar


• Alicia Markfort's Personal Page (My Wife)


• My Google Site


• Main Page (paulfm.com)


• How to Completely Disable Onstar.
  Simple Specific Instructions for the
  2016 Chevrolet Spark.

"Government is like a fire, useful in the fireplace, but if it gets out of it's place, it will consume everything you own."
- George Washington

"Begin challenging your own assumptions.
Your assumptions are your windows on the world.
Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in."
- Alan Alda

FAIL:

• Formed
• Attempts
• Inspire
• Learning

- Various

"The worst password you can use for anything, is one you cannot change."
- Paul FM

- Examples - these cannot be changed and should not be used for authentication: Biometrics, SSN, ID number, Your Name, Address, Phone number.

NOTE: Authentication (id verification), is not the same as Identification (ie - username, SSN, Phone Number).
- Identification: Claiming that you are a specific entity.
- Authentication: Proving your Identity.

"Users are not stupid - just in-experienced. Systems Administrators should try to provide an environment secure enough so users can safely make mistakes."
- Paul FM

When designing or modifying a secure system, consider these goals (in order of importance):

1. Security
2. Reliability
3. Maintainability
4. Usability
5. Performance + Scalability
6. Convenience
7. Portability Across Platforms

- Paul FM