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Conference Paper

What’s a Special Character Anyway? Effects of Ambiguous Terminology in Password Rules

Published: September 8, 2016

Author(s)

Yee-Yin Choong (NIST), Kristen Greene (NIST)

Conference

Name: 2016 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Dates: 09/19/2016 - 09/23/2016
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Citation: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, vol. 60, pp. 760-764

Abstract

Keywords

human factors; password language; password policies; password requirements; usability; usable security; user experience
Control Families

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Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601174

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
09/08/16: Conference Paper (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

passwords, usability