NIST SP 800-63B-4: Understanding the New Password Security Standard (with significant updates on November 7th)
SP 800-63-4B, published by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), provides the latest guidelines on password security and includes content that overturns previous "common sense." (Although it has long been common sense among experts...) This article is for those responsible for password-based user authentication systems within companies, as well as those responsible for deciding on such policies and for management, and addresses this important issue...