User Passwords and security risks

From: Damien Manuel (dm_at_xyplex.org)
Date: 05/03/04

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    Greetings,

    Does anyone have any statistics or raw data on the risks associated with
    user based passwords in terms of the frequency of easily guessable
    passwords and how different password policies and user education affects
    the outcome?

    Regards,

    Damien Manuel, CISSP.

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