Passwords - Design Errors And Operational Issues - Revision history

Schumann at 20:59, 8 November 2004

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	''Example for operational issues:''<br>		''Example for operational issues:''<br>

	-Using same passwords and circumstances for test environments and real environments, which can cause severe security problems, if both are accessable. (cmp. to the Prestel incident in Britain)<br>		-Using same passwords and circumstances for test environments and real environments, which can cause severe security problems, if both are accessable. (cmp. to the Prestel incident in Britain)<br>

Schumann at 20:59, 8 November 2004

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	-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes<br><br>		-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes<br><br>

	''Example:''<br>		''Example for a design error:''<br>
	[[Passwords - A Bad Mnemonic System\|A Bad Mnemonic System for Saving Pins]]		[[Passwords - A Bad Mnemonic System\|A Bad Mnemonic System for Saving Pins]]<br><br>

			''Example for operational issues:''<br>

			-Using same passwords and circumstances for test environments and real environments, which can cause severe security problems, if both are accessable. (cmp. to the Prestel incident in Britain)<br>

			-Failing to reset the default passwords supplied with products or services is always a source of security lacks


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Schumann at 20:12, 8 November 2004

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	-The sheer number of applications for which the average person is asked to use a password exceeds the powers of human memory		-The sheer number of applications for which the average person is asked to use a password exceeds the powers of human memory
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	-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes		-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes<br><br>

			''Example:''<br>
			[[Passwords - A Bad Mnemonic System\|A Bad Mnemonic System for Saving Pins]]

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Schumann at 20:05, 8 November 2004

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	A frequent source of severe design errors can be fast built systems, developed by unskilled people:		A frequent source of severe design errors can be fast built systems, developed by unskilled people:
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	-Identification for example by your “mother’s maiden name”, which is easy for the thief to find out from birth or marriage records		-Identification for example by your “mother’s maiden name”, which is easy for the thief to find out from birth or marriage records
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	-The sheer number of applications for which the average person is asked to use a password exceeds the powers of human memory		-The sheer number of applications for which the average person is asked to use a password exceeds the powers of human memory
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	-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes		-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes

Schumann at 20:04, 8 November 2004

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A frequent source of severe design errors can be fast built systems, developed by unskilled people:
<br><br>
-Identification for example by your “mother’s maiden name”, which is easy for the thief to find out from birth or marriage records
<br>
-The sheer number of applications for which the average person is asked to use a password exceeds the powers of human memory
<br>
-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes

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