Perfect Password: Selection, Protection, Authentication

Cover......Page 1
Front Matter......Page 2
Contents......Page 11
Chapter 1: Passwords: The Basics and Beyond......Page 17
Chapter 2: Meet Your Opponent......Page 27
Chapter 3: Is Random

Really Random?......Page 39
Chapter 4: Character

Diversity: Beyond

the Alphabet......Page 55
Chapter 5: Password Length:

Making It Count......Page 69
Chapter 6: Time: The Enemy

of All Secrets......Page 85
Chapter 7: Living with

Passwords......Page 91
Chapter 8: Ten Password

Pointers: Building

Strong Passwords......Page 109
Chapter 9: The 500

Worst Passwords

of All Time......Page 123
Chapter 10: Another Ten

Password Pointers

Plus a Bonus

Pointer......Page 129
Chapter 11: The Three Rules

for Strong

Passwords......Page 137
Chapter 12: Celebrate

Password Day......Page 141
Chapter 13: The Three Elements of Authentication......Page 145
Appendix A: Test Your

Password......Page 151
Appendix B: Random

Seed Words......Page 153
Appendix C: Complete

Randomness......Page 175
Index......Page 193