Constructing difficult‐to‐guess passwords
Charles Cresson Wood
(Independent Information Security Consultant based in Sausalito, California, USA)
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Abstract
Passwords have a convenience which other access controls do not. However, they must be made more effective through difficult‐to‐guess, easy‐to‐remember techniques, supported by policies and rules for their construction and expiration. Provides some guidelines for choosing passwords.
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Citation
Cresson Wood, C. (1996), "Constructing difficult‐to‐guess passwords", Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 43-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/09685229610114204
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1996, MCB UP Limited