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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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Revision as of 20:59, 8 November 2004

A frequent source of severe design errors can be fast built systems, developed by unskilled people:

-Identification for example by your “mother’s maiden name”, which is easy for the thief to find out from birth or marriage records
-The sheer number of applications for which the average person is asked to use a password exceeds the powers of human memory
-This often results in using the same passwords for different purposes

Example for a design error:
A Bad Mnemonic System for Saving Pins

Example for operational issues:

-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)

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



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