Computer Security (Passwords)


"Users are rarely, if ever, educated as to what are wise choices for passwords. If a password is in a dictionary, it is extremely vulnerable to being cracked, and users are simply not coached as to "safe" choices for passwords."

Daniel V. Klein [Foiling the Cracker]

What is available:


Written papers regarding passwords:

  1. UNIX Password Security; [Walter Belgers] (16856 bytes)
  2. "Foiling the Cracker": A Survey of, and Improvements to, Password Security; [Daniel V. Klein] (37303 bytes)

Last Edited July 30, 1997 by James Fifield