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Automated Password Generator (APG)
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Date Published: October 5, 1993
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
This publication specifies a standard to be used by Federal organizations that require computer generated pronounceable passwords to authenticate the personal identity of an automated data processing (ADP) system user, and to authorize access to system resources. The standard describes an automated password generation algorithm that randomly creates simple pronounceable syllables as passwords. The password generator accepts input from a random number generator based on the Data Encryption Standard (DES) cryptographic algorithm defined in Federal Informa¬ tion Processing Standard 46-1 (FIPS PUB 46-1).
This publication specifies a standard to be used by Federal organizations that require computer generated pronounceable passwords to authenticate the personal identity of an automated data processing (ADP) system user, and to authorize access to system resources. The standard describes an automated...
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This publication specifies a standard to be used by Federal organizations that require computer generated pronounceable passwords to authenticate the personal identity of an automated data processing (ADP) system user, and to authorize access to system resources. The standard describes an automated password generation algorithm that randomly creates simple pronounceable syllables as passwords. The password generator accepts input from a random number generator based on the Data Encryption Standard (DES) cryptographic algorithm defined in Federal Informa¬ tion Processing Standard 46-1 (FIPS PUB 46-1).
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Keywords
access control; authentication; Data Encryption Standard (DES); Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS); identification; passwords; security
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System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity