Burnett Perfect Password

Selection, Protection, Authentication
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-08-048951-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Web PDF

User passwords are the keys to the network kingdom, yet most users choose overly simplistic passwords (like password) that anyone could guess, while system administrators demand impossible to remember passwords littered with obscure characters and random numerals.

Every computer user must face the problems of password security. According to a recent British study, passwords are usually obvious: around 50 percent of computer users select passwords based on names of a family member, spouse, partner, or a pet. Many users face the problem of selecting strong passwords that meet corporate security requirements. Too often, systems reject user-selected passwords because they are not long enough or otherwise do not meet complexity requirements. This book teaches users how to select passwords that always meet complexity requirements.

A typical computer user must remember dozens of passwords and they are told to make them all unique and never write them down. For most users, the solution is easy passwords that follow simple patterns. This book teaches users how to select strong passwords they can easily remember.

* Examines the password problem from the perspective of the administrator trying to secure their network
* Author Mark Burnett has accumulated and analyzed over 1,000,000 user passwords and through his research has discovered what works, what doesn't work, and how many people probably have dogs named Spot
* Throughout the book, Burnett sprinkles interesting and humorous password ranging from the Top 20 dog names to the number of references to the King James Bible in passwords

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burnett, Mark

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Front Matter;2
3;Contents;11
4;Chapter 1: Passwords: The Basics and Beyond;17
5;Chapter 2: Meet Your Opponent;27
6;Chapter 3: Is Random Really Random?;39
7;Chapter 4: Character Diversity: Beyond the Alphabet;55
8;Chapter 5: Password Length: Making It Count ;69
9;Chapter 6: Time: The Enemy of All Secrets;85
10;Chapter 7: Living with Passwords;91
11;Chapter 8: Ten Password Pointers: Building Strong Passwords;109
12;Chapter 9: The 500 Worst Passwords of All Time;123
13;Chapter 10: Another Ten Password Pointers Plus a Bonus Pointer;129
14;Chapter 11: The Three Rules for Strong Passwords;137
15;Chapter 12: Celebrate Password Day;141
16;Chapter 13: The Three Elements of Authentication;145
17;Appendix A: Test Your Password;151
18;Appendix B: Random Seed Words;153
19;Appendix C: Complete Randomness ;175
20;Index;193