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Password Security Guidelines

Overview This document introduces the basic concepts of network authentication. In particular, it focuses on the use of user-IDs and passwords to verify the identity of users. Various strategies for selecting strong, hard-to-guess passwords are then discussed.

A number of technologies are available for user authentication. The most popular authentication systems are:
Secret passwords.
Cryptographic certificates.
Smart cards.
Biometric devices.

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Publisher	M-Tech Information Technology	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2009	Downloads	8
Format	White Papers
Topics	Biometrics, Smart Cards

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