DocumentCode :
2839880
Title :
Password management
Author :
Bishop, Matt
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
fYear :
1991
fDate :
Feb. 25 1991-March 1 1991
Firstpage :
167
Lastpage :
169
Abstract :
Problems of password selection and password management are discussed. Using a simple yet powerful model, the author describes ways to select passwords and identifies two techniques of hindering the compromise of a system by guarding the information and algorithms used to validate user passwords. It is pointed out that obtaining access to a system, or to resources on the system, is the first step in attacking the system. Penetration by obtaining, or guessing, a password is a time-honored, and extremely effective, technique for gaining such access; thus, a firm understanding of passwords, their uses, and techniques for password management are essential to the security of any computer system.<>
Keywords :
security of data; computer system; password management; password selection; security; Authentication; Computer science; Educational institutions; Iron; Mathematics; Protocols; Software engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '91. Digest of Papers
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2134-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1991.128801
Filename :
128801
Link To Document :
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