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== Costs and Benefits Password Regulations ==
“Best practices” sometimes seem to take on a life of their own, independent of any recent assessment of their costs and benefits.  An example is password policies; maximum length, restrictions on characters that can be used, and password-change frequency.  Evaluate these popular password regulations.  Do they provide adequate benefits for costs incurred?  What ethical considerations do poorly evaluated “best practices” raise?  Do policy-makers have an ethical responsibility to evaluate “best practices” before adopted?  A responsibility to re-evaluate existing practices?
Cite specific evidence in your cost/benefit analysis from quality sources (professional/academic journals preferred).
* [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1013839 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1013839]
* [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1588836 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1588836]
* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=322796.322806 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=322796.322806]
* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=581370 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=581370]
* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=986664 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=986664]
=="Best Practices" Research==
=="Best Practices" Research==


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==Ethical Concerns==
==Ethical Concerns==
== Costs and Benefits Password Regulations ==
“Best practices” sometimes seem to take on a life of their own, independent of any recent assessment of their costs and benefits.  An example is password policies; maximum length, restrictions on characters that can be used, and password-change frequency.  Evaluate these popular password regulations.  Do they provide adequate benefits for costs incurred?  What ethical considerations do poorly evaluated “best practices” raise?  Do policy-makers have an ethical responsibility to evaluate “best practices” before adopted?  A responsibility to re-evaluate existing practices?
Cite specific evidence in your cost/benefit analysis from quality sources (professional/academic journals preferred).
* [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1013839 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1013839]
* [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1588836 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1588836]
* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=322796.322806 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=322796.322806]
* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=581370 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=581370]
* [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=986664 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=986664]

Revision as of 22:14, 23 July 2008

Costs and Benefits Password Regulations

“Best practices” sometimes seem to take on a life of their own, independent of any recent assessment of their costs and benefits. An example is password policies; maximum length, restrictions on characters that can be used, and password-change frequency. Evaluate these popular password regulations. Do they provide adequate benefits for costs incurred? What ethical considerations do poorly evaluated “best practices” raise? Do policy-makers have an ethical responsibility to evaluate “best practices” before adopted? A responsibility to re-evaluate existing practices?

Cite specific evidence in your cost/benefit analysis from quality sources (professional/academic journals preferred).

"Best Practices" Research

Policies

Password Length

Character Restriction

Password Change Frequency

Password History Restriction

Ethical Concerns

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