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Circuit Chuckles · Daily comic

Password Reset

Published Wednesday, 28 October 2026 · By Security.io

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At a retro help desk, Rusty resets Glitch's password and then leaves the password visibly posted on the computer monitor, turning the credential into office decor.

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A help-desk password reset becomes useless when the temporary password is displayed openly on the workstation.

Transcript

Accessible reading order
  1. Panel 1 — Rusty: Your password has been reset.
  2. Panel 2 — Glitch: To what?
  3. Panel 3 — Rusty: Use it once, then change it.
  4. Panel 4 — Glitch: Great. We upgraded the password to office decor.