Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 months ago

NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 months ago

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Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.

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NIST SP 800-63b already did that several years ago. People just need to follow it.

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