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Passwords create security risks

And frustrated users

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26516
By Nick Farrell: Wednesday 28 September 2005, 07:59

THE LATEST RSA Security Survey shows that users are suffering from password overload syndrome and are fed up with having to manage way too many.
The survey was of 1700 enterprise technology users in the United States. It showed that over a quarter of respondents must manage more than 13 passwords at work, and that nine out of 10 respondents are frustrated with the whole password thing.

Companies are aware of this and many have been trying to force staff to comply with rules that make employees change passwords more often, or use difficult to remember passwords.

Users have been getting around the problems by creating more security nightmares by keeping a spreadsheet or other document stored on the PC, or PDA.

According to Andrew Braunberg, senior analyst at Current Analysis, password policies that are not user-friendly spur risky behaviour that can undermine security. They also force IT help desks to waste time doing many password resets.

Of course it would be a lot more credible if RSA did not have a password management product it was trying to flog. You can read the survey here.

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