Is Pavlovian Password Management The Answer?

The author proposes a password-management approach that informs users of the estimated offline cracking time of their chosen passwords and uses that measurement to set adaptive expiration intervals (shorter for weak passwords, longer for strong passwords/passphrases). The proposal includes implementing this as a PAM module, providing password-generation/help tools, tracking metrics over time, and using gamification to encourage stronger passwords; the document is conceptual and does not report any security incident or active threat.