Combating the Lazy User: An Examination of Various Password Policies and Guidelines

A variety of password policies and guidelines are publicly available on the Internet. Most of them establish a set of rules which are either required or recommended for the user to follow when creating a password. Such rules include, but are not limited to, specifications for the length of the...

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Sam Wilson

September 16, 2002

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