New Password Guidelines
Believe it or not, these were the locks prohibiting anyone from entering our facility without a key. Very simple deadbolt lock and doorknob lock. I know its the not the most secure system in the world but it worked. I will admit we did have a break-in. The perpetrator entered the facility using a key that my realtor left in a lockbox.
Today, computer users all over the world use password as a way to keep the bad guys out of systems and documents. In the early days it was a very simple process to simply add password, like "12345678" or "MyDogsName", to their systems, It was very simple back then and worked for the most part. Protecting systems and documents have gotten increasingly more difficult. We've resulted to using two-factor authentication, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, and a whole host of things in order to protect our digital assets. Today, we have software that assist us with managing passwords for the plethora of systems that we must log into daily. Software like 1Password and others do a decent job of helping us manage it all.
Never fear more guidelines are here. Today, while reading the Wall Street Journal, I discovered that the National Institute of Standards and Technology, otherwise known as NIST, is proposing guidelines that may make things more secure while ensuring that the process is user-friendly. Websites could be pushed to allow spaces, brackets, quotation marks and even emojis, the articles goes on to say. The article's author, Jackie Snow, does a great job of breaking out the new standard. I'll park this here for right now and add the guidelines once I finish research on the topic.
Stay Safe,
Greg
