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Password Usage and Generation
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Password Usage
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FIPS
112, Password Usage May 1985
FIPS 112 identifies factors and acceptable basic criteria for managing
passwords used for personal and data access authentication. |
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Automated Password
Generator
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FIPS
181, Automated Password Generator October 1993
FIPS 181 specifies an algorithm for generating random numbers that
are used to select the characters forming random, pronounceable passwords.
The algorithm is based on DES. |
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Testing / Products
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Testing is not available for password generation. |
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Future Plans
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NIST has no current plans for modifying either
of these FIPS, or for issuing any additional standards for passwords.
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Cryptographic Toolkit
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