Carnegie Mellon Develops Secure Password Policy That Actually Works
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A clear consensus on what constitutes a “strong” password has long been pursued. But if you happen to have registered for more than one online account you’ll know full well that no such consensus has been reached.
On occasion, you’ll see a color-coded bar next to the password field that identifies whether the password you’ve chosen is weak, moderate, or strong. Some websites set minimum password lengths, or insist on the inclusion of capital letters, special characters, and a combination of letters and numbers. You might be required to change your password every month or once every three months, and when you do so, you won’t be allowed to re-use a password from the past y