[aklug] Passwords - The Conventional Wisdom

An interesting link from the linuxsecurity bulletin:

http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability

The author brings up the issue of "password complexity" and "password
security" to point out that they really aren't the same thing. He throws
out a few statistics to show that in some cases, a long but easy to
remember password can be more secure than a shorter password with a
complex character set. He also suggests that a long, easy to remember
password (with simple characters and dictionary words allowed) might be
better than a complex password (with all the usual restrictions) because
the easier to remember password won't get written down on a sticky note
and pasted on the computer monitor.

Some interesting thoughts.

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