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Password Visualization beyond Password Masking

Nils Gruschka, Luigi Lo Iacono · Publication Server of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences) · 2010

When entering a password (or other secrets) the typed input is most commonly masked, i.e. the characters are hidden behind bullets or asterisks. This, however, complicates the input and highly decreases the user's confident causing several issues such as login failure attempts. On the other hand, password masking is an important security requirement for a lot of applications and contexts to prevent a third person to read the password. Thus, simply dropping password masking is not feasible in general. A common solution provides the user with the choice of toggling password masking on and off, but due to distinct defaults (in dependency of the application and context) this is rather complex and confusing. Enhanced password visualization technologies beyond the simple masking of passwords can provide more sophisticated solutions from both a usability and security perspective. In this paper, available password visualization technologies are presented and discussed. Furthermore a novel password visualization approach is introduced, the TransparentMask, which provides unique properties in comparison to the existing schemes. Amongst these are the ability to detect mistakes while typing and being able to localize and correct the typo within a certain range. Finally, a security analysis of the TransparentMask shows that the protection level given by a certain password length is slightly decreased in comparison to the fully masked approach.

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On password strength measurements: Password entropy and password quality

Mariam. M. Taha, Taqwa. A. Alhaj, Ala. E. Moktar et al. · 2013

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm to compute the strength of passwords based on two measurements, mainly: password entropy and password quality. The passwords considered by the algorithm consist of eight characters alpha numeric with special characters. For such passwords, the analysis phase identified the low/high entropy patterns and low/high quality passwords. The analysis yields two rules: high entropy passwords are also high quality passwords, and low quality passwords are low entropy passwords.

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Password

Martin Eve (17157535) · Figshare · 2024

<p>How many passwords do we have to memorize these days? Or more likely, how many passwords must we regularly reset and later be reminded of, only to be again forgotten, lost, or discarded, seemingly ad infinitum? Martin Paul Eve’s book takes up the lively history and thingliness of passwords, showing them to be pressing down on us and far more than just neutral gateways or drab data points. Touching on identity theft, the ‘strength’ of passwords, and behavior conditioning, Eve’s book gets into the inner workings of this quasi-object, showing how passwords are at once integral and abject parts of modern life.</p>

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password

SpringerReference · 2011

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Password

Sagar Atmaram Borker · MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences · 2020

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Password

Eve, Martin Paul · Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University) · 2016

Where does a password end and an identity begin? A person might be more than his chosen ten-character combination, but does a bank know that? Or an email provider? What's an 'identity theft' in the digital age if not the unauthorized use of a password? In untangling the histories, cultural contexts and philosophies of the password, Martin Paul Eve explores how 'what we know' became 'who we are', revealing how the modern notion of identity has been shaped by the password. Ranging from ancient Rome and the 'watchwords' of military encampments, through the three-factor authentication systems of Harry Potter and up to the biometric scanner in the iPhone, Password makes a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the words, phrases and special characters that determine our belonging and, often, our being.

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Password:

The American University in Cairo Press eBooks · 2017

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Password

Mario Sirimarco · UniTERAMO Research Catalog (University of Teramo) · 2023

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Password Entropy and Password Quality

Wanli Ma, John Campbell, Dat Tran et al. · 2010

Passwords are the first line of defense for many computerized systems. The quality of these passwords decides the security strength of these systems. Many studies advocate using password entropy as an indicator for password quality where lower entropy suggests a weaker or less secure password. However, a closer examination of this literature shows that password entropy is very loosely defined. In this paper, we first discuss the calculation of password entropy and explain why it is an inadequate indicator of password quality. We then establish a password quality assessment scheme: password quality indicator (PQI). The PQI of a password is a pair λ = (D, L), where D is the Levenshtein's editing distance of the password in relation to a dictionary of words and common mnemonics, and L is the effective password length. Finally, we propose to use PQI to prescribe the characteristics of good quality passwords.

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password

Martin H. Weik · 2000

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Password

shaba · Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew)

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Password

Klaus Graf · Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra) · 2020

Password must contain capital letter, a number, an emotional arc, a centralized theme, a male lead "struggling w/inner demons" & a strong female character. — Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) July 10, 2020

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Password

Martin Paul Eve · Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation) · 2016

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. The open-access edition of this text was made possible by a Philip Leverhulme Prize from The Leverhulme Trust. Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Where does a password end and an identity begin? A person might be more than his chosen ten-character combination, but does a bank know that? Or an email provider? What’s an ‘identity theft’ in the digital age if not the unauthorized use of a password? In untangling the histories, cultural contexts and philosophies of the password, Martin Paul Eve explores how ‘what we know’ became ‘who we are’, revealing how the modern notion of identity has been shaped by the password. Ranging from ancient Rome and the ‘watchwords’ of military encampments, through the three-factor authentication systems of Harry Potter and up to the biometric scanner in the iPhone, Password makes a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the words, phrases and special characters that determine our belonging and, often, our being. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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Password

Benassi, Mariagrazia · AMS Campus - AlmaDL · 2014

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