passwords in white papers
Are Passwords Really Free? - A Closer Look at the Hidden Costs of Password Security
White Paper Driven by many factors - including consumer demand for enhanced security, compliance pressures and a desire to re-energize the growth of e-business - leading enterprises are making strong authentication a core component of their e-business... [03 Jul 2008]
Linux Security Cookbook: Testing Login Passwords (John the Ripper)
White Paper Snort is a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS), sort of an early-warning radar system for break-ins. It sniffs packets from the network and analyzes them according to a collection of well-known signatures characteristic of suspicious or... [25 Oct 2007]
Are Passwords Really Free?: A Closer Look at the Hidden Costs of Password Security
White Paper Driven by many factors - including consumer demand for enhanced security, compliance pressures and a desire to re-energize the growth of e-business - leading enterprises are making strong authentication a core component of their e-business... [10 Jun 2005]
An Intuitive Look at Passwords and a Simple Plan to Consolidate, Secure, and Remember Them
White Paper In today's software driven society the need for secured logins grows almost uncontrollably and it's hard to remember which password one has used for what. Some users simply tack a sticky note to their monitor to remind them of (what) password for... [01 Sep 2006]
Extending Managed PKI Services to Smart Cards for Greater Convenience and Security
White Paper Early computer security solutions started with user IDs and passwords and then evolved to include PINs, digital certificates, and smart cards. Although passwords and PIN authentication are the most widely used security methods, they are also the... [03 Jul 2008]
Secure Single-Entry Access to Your Computing Resource
White Paper The method of using numerous passwords that users often need to complete their jobs on a daily basis has weakened security on many systems by forcing users to create easy-to-guess passwords, or to maintain a written list of their passwords. [25 Feb 2004]
Secure Single-Entry Access to Your Computing Resources
White Paper Today's computing environments require users to obtain separate sign-on commands each with distinct user IDs and passwords to access applications and information distributed across networks of database, network, and operating systems. [03 Jul 2008]
Liberty Alliance: Novell® Liberty-enabled Identity Management Solution
White Paper Multiple usernames and passwords are not only confusing customers, but agitating them as well. The average customer has at least a dozen passwords to access email, directories, and other affinity sites, but the real challenge is remembering them! [25 Feb 2004]
Solving Security & Accessibility Concerns: A Hospital Case Study
White Paper Organizations rely on passwords to secure their data only to find that users forget infrequently used passwords or worse, share passwords with each other. Trying to recall a password should never affect productivity or compromise security. [15 Oct 2004]
Password Best Practices
White Paper One of the most overlooked areas of network security is the use of "good" passwords. To protect the data and the network, one must select good passwords and secure them carefully. As an Internet security measure, computer and network passwords... [31 May 2008]
The Secure Access Using Smart Cards Planning Guide
White Paper Administrators are increasingly aware of the dangers that result if they rely only on user names and passwords to provide authentication to network resources. Users rarely show great discretion when they write down passwords, and so provide... [02 Jun 2006]
Password Synchronization in Windows Services for UNIX
White Paper This white paper, shows how Microsoft® Windows® Services for UNIX 2.0 simplifies the management of network passwords. Maintaining different passwords on two systems is a hassle for users and an administrative burden as well when passwords need to... [25 Feb 2004]
Set a Password to Open or Modify a Document, Workbook, or Presentation
White Paper In the 2007 Microsoft Office system, one can use passwords to help prevent other people from opening or modifying Microsoft Office Word 2007 documents, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 workbooks, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentations. [11 Apr 2008]
Biometric Enterprise Authentication
White Paper Passwords were introduced in the 1960s to provide protection for the information stored in computers. However, despite these efforts, unauthorized users are still finding ways around passwords and policies and into computers and networks. [15 Oct 2004]
Eliminate the Security Risks & Reduce the Costs of Password Management
White Paper Most organizations today are faced with the challenge of managing their users’ passwords across a variety of platforms and applications. As a result, password management—the ability to effectively and efficiently manage passwords as a critical part... [27 May 2004]
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