Chapter Seven. The Memorability and Security of Passwords


Jeff Yan, Alan Blackwell, Ross Anderson, and Alasdair Grant

MANY THINGS ARE "WELL KNOWN" ABOUT PASSWORDS, such as the fact that people can't remember strong passwords and that the passwords they can remember are easy to guess. However, little research on the subject would pass muster by the standards of applied psychology.[1]

[1] Based on "Password Memorability and Security: Empirical Results," by J. Yan, A. Blackwell, R. Anderson, and A. Grant, IEEE Security & Privacy,2:5 (2004), 2531. © 2004 IEEE.

In the study presented here, we confirmed some widely held folk beliefs about passwords. However, we also observed a number of surprising phenomena that run counter to the established wisdom. Our study shows that the methods of applied psychology can bring new insights and solid results for security research and development.



Security and Usability. Designing Secure Systems that People Can Use
Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems That People Can Use
ISBN: 0596008279
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 295

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