Password strength

[joel]

I'm unable to use non-alphanumeric characters (e.g. ! or -) for the admin account on my Vera 3. Is this being fixed?

Does Vera have a defense against brut force attacks, by limiting the number of password attempts?

Thanks - Joel

[futzle]

The range of characters in passwords has been talked about before.  Here's one: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,6433.msg40125.html#msg40125

However, because information theory is hard and people don't seem to understand the message of xkcd 936, from UI6 onwards you can (I think must) include non-alphanumeric characters in your password.

[joel]

Got it. Vera security efforts based on cartoon meme.