SP 800-63-4B, published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), provides the latest guidelines on password security, and includes content that overturns conventional wisdom (which has long been accepted as common knowledge among experts). This article provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the core points of this important document for those in charge of password-based user authentication systems within companies, as well as those responsible for setting such policies and managers.
Further display NIST SP 800-63B-4: Understanding the New Password Security Standard (with significant updates on November 7th)