Passwords security
Subtitle: an exploratory study
By: by Moshe Zviran, and William J. Haga
Contributors: Haga, William James; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Administrative Sciences
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Subjects: ACCESS; DATA PROCESSING SECURITY; ADMITTANCE
Other titles: NPS-54-90-011.
Description: One of the most common control mechanisms for authenticating users of computer      based information systems is the use of passwords. However, despite the widespread      use of passwords, only little attention has been given to the characteristics of their actual      use. This paper addresses the gap in evaluating the characteristics of real-life passwords      and presents the results of an empirical study on passwords usage. It investigates the      core characteristics of user-generated passwords in DoD environment and associations      between those variables. Keywords: Computer security; Passwords.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-54-90-011."

"May 1990."

AD A222 516.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-26).

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