• DocumentCode
    1972081
  • Title

    A comparative study of three random password generators

  • Author

    Leonhard, Michael D. ; Venkatakrishnan, V.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Illinois Univ., Chicago
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-20 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    227
  • Lastpage
    232
  • Abstract
    This paper compares three random password generation schemes, describing and analyzing each. It also reports the results of a small study testing the quality of the passwords generated by the schemes. Qualities discussed include security, memorability, and user affinity. Improvements to the schemes and experiment are suggested.
  • Keywords
    authorisation; random password generator; security tool; Application software; Authentication; Computer applications; Computer science; Computer security; Dictionaries; Entropy; Military computing; Testing; Usability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electro/Information Technology, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0941-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0941-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EIT.2007.4374533
  • Filename
    4374533
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1972081