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The Guy Who Invented Those Annoying Password Rules Now Regrets It

posted by Fnord666 on Friday August 18 2017, @10:19AM   Printer-friendly
from the correct-horse-battery-staple dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Bytram

We've all been forced to do it: create a password with at least so many characters, so many numbers, so many special characters, and maybe an uppercase letter. Guess what? The guy who invented these standards nearly 15 years ago now admits that they're basically useless. He is also very sorry.

[The 2003 NIST guidance has been replaced by a new version of NIST Special Publication 800-63A, "Digital Identity Guidelines: Enrollment and Identity Proofing Requirements." which is basically a 180° reversal from the original. - Ed.]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-guy-who-invented-those-annoying-password-rules-now-1797643987

Additional Coverage at The Wall Street Journal[paywalled]

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by DannyB on Friday August 18 2017, @03:02PM (4 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 18 2017, @03:02PM (#555908) Journal

    Here is the most secure password [mostsecure.pw].

    I won't post it here, for security reasons, so you'll have to visit the link.

    I tested that site on SSLLabs [ssllabs.com], and it scores a grade of A. So that is definitely the password I'm going to use from now on!

    All corporate managers should issue a directive to their employees to begin using this password at once!

    In addition to the security, another advantage is that you will no longer need password manglers.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday August 18 2017, @05:50PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday August 18 2017, @05:50PM (#555998)

    It doesn't work on my luggage. Would not recommend.
    Back to 123456.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Friday August 18 2017, @07:47PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Friday August 18 2017, @07:47PM (#556065) Journal

    https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=DannyB2 [ycombinator.com]

    We're always watchin'

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 18 2017, @08:28PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 18 2017, @08:28PM (#556094) Journal

      :-)

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  • (Score: 2) by gidds on Saturday August 19 2017, @11:08AM

    by gidds (589) on Saturday August 19 2017, @11:08AM (#556323)

    It just shows as ‘*******’ here…

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