Instructions

Read the section in this week’s reading assignment on secure passwords.
Then pick and three passwords: one not secure, one acceptable, and one very secure. Then write a brief description of the passwords you have chosen, indicating why they are secure or not secure.
(Reading Section)
textbook:
Sullivan, Bryan and Vincent Liu. Web Applications Security, A Beginners Guide. New York. McGraw Hill, 2012.
Read Chapter 3 of the Sullivan text, Authentication.
Primary topics:
Fundamentals
Authentication Models
Passwords

Solution

Password Security

Passwords are instrumental in authenticating the identity of gadget users, both at personal and organizational levels. Some passwords are insecure, acceptable, whereas others are strong and secure. The study looks into three passwords with their security abilities.

The first password is johnston. The password is insecure because it fails to meet the minimum required length. Recommendations may vary widely, and this makes it challenging to direct users to the official or consistent guidelines regarding password complexity. Sullivan & Liu (2012) have synthesized optimal proposals around password complexity and set the minimum length at 12 characters………………………….To access the rest of the solution for $5, please click on the purchase button.