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Password Rules Are Bullshit

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Password Rules Are Bullshit

Of the many, many, many bad things about passwords, you know what the worst is? Password rules. Jeff Atwood @codinghorror If we don't solve the password problem for users in my lifetime I am gonna haunt you from beyond the grave as a ghost 12:58 AM · Aug

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Cutting the Gordian Knot of Web Identity

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Cutting the Gordian Knot of Web Identity

Perhaps you’ve seen this recent XKCD about password choice? It prompted a spirited debate – even on our very own Security Stack Exchange – about the merits of the argument presented there. Now, to be clear, I’m completely on Randall’s side here; I’m all for passphrases over passwords,

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Passwords vs. Pass Phrases

Microsoft security guru Robert Hensing hit a home run his first time at bat with his very first blog post. In it, he advocates that passwords, as we traditionally think of them, should not be used: So here’s the deal - I don’t want you to use passwords,

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