full-disclosure - guidelines for good password policy and maintenance / user centric identity with single passwords (or a small number at most over time)

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Date: Sun Mar 26 19:44:03 2006
From: hdw at kallisti.se (Anders B Jansson)
Subject: guidelines for good password
	policy	and	maintenance
	/ user centric identity with single passwords	(or	a small number at
	most over time)

James Longstreet wrote:
> 
> On Mar 26, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Anders B Jansson wrote:
> 
>> And even then they fail the actual user has a gun at his temple.
> 
> Frankly, this is true of just about any authentication scheme.

Exactly, so how far should you drive your requirements for an authentication scheme?

Pushing requirements to far will lead to weaker security and higher cost without any gain.

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// hdw