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What’s a Good Password? NIST says One that hasn’t been stolen

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Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2017-05-10

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article summarizes NIST draft guidance advising organizations to block passwords found in breached or common-password lists, move away from arbitrary complexity and forced-expiration rules, and adopt defenses such as secure hashed storage, rate throttling, and multi-factor or behavioral authentication to improve account security.

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