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Simon Willison’s Weblog: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong

Nov 21, 2024

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/password-policies/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Feedly Summary: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Stuart Schechter blames Robert Morris and Ken Thompson for the dire state of passwords today: The story…
Slashdot: NIST Proposes Barring Some of the Most Nonsensical Password Rules

Sep 27, 2024

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/27/0021240/nist-proposes-barring-some-of-the-most-nonsensical-password-rules?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: NIST Proposes Barring Some of the Most Nonsensical Password Rules Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses NIST’s latest public draft of SP 800-63-4, which updates Digital Identity Guidelines. It emphasizes new password practices, eliminating outdated requirements such as periodic password changes and composition rules,…