Password memorability and security: empirical results

2004691 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Junjie Yan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

A Blackwell · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ross Anderson · Chinese University of Hong Kong

A. Webster Grant · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Abstract

Users rarely choose passwords that are both hard to guess and easy to remember. To determine how to help users choose good passwords, the authors performed a controlled trial of the effects of giving users different kinds of advice. Some of their results challenge the established wisdom.

Topics & Keywords

User Authentication and Security Systems Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Cognitive Computing and Networks

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: IEEE Security & Privacy

Volume 2, Issue 5, pp. 25-31

DOI: 10.1109/msp.2004.81

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