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Password: History, Factors in the security of a password system & Password cracking

A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity. Traditionally, passwords were expected to be memorized, but the large number of password-protected services that a typical individual accesses can make memorization of unique passwords for each service impractical. Using…

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Password topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Factors in the security of a password system and Password cracking as prominent areas in the source structure around Password.

Related topics
164
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
173
Extracted relationships
247
Concept neighborhoods
54
Bridge connections
173

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Factors in the security of a password system · 48 topics
Alternatives to passwords for authentication · 29 topics
Password cracking · 26 topics
Overview · 24 topics
History · 22 topics
Obsolescence · 7 topics
Choosing a secure and memorable password · 3 topics
Password rules · 3 topics
Alternatives to memorization · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Choosing a secure and memorable password

Alternatives to memorization

Factors in the security of a password system

Password rules

Password cracking

Alternatives to passwords for authentication

Obsolescence

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Password connects Entity context

The extracted context around Password shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Password → ADC, Air Force, Anonymous, AntiSec, At, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cantor Fitzgerald, Center, CERT, Homeland Security, Imperva, In December, In June, In September, Internet, July, June, LinkedIn, LulzSec, Marine Another extracted example is Password → Access, Another, As, ASCII/Unicode, Biometric, Cognitive, Dimensional Key, Each, Envaulting, Graphical, Having, In, Instead, Key, Memorizable Public-Key Cryptography, MePKC, Most, Non-text-based, One, Passmaze. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Password

Top relations

related to Incidents · 43
Password → ADC, Air Force, Anonymous, AntiSec, At, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cantor Fitzgerald, Center, CERT, Homeland Security, Imperva, In December, In June, In September, Internet, July, June, LinkedIn, LulzSec, Marine
related to Alternatives to passwords for authentication · 36
Password → Access, Another, As, ASCII/Unicode, Biometric, Cognitive, Dimensional Key, Each, Envaulting, Graphical, Having, In, Instead, Key, Memorizable Public-Key Cryptography, MePKC, Most, Non-text-based, One, Passmaze
related to External links · 15
Password → Administrators, Advice, Centre, Communications, Graphical Passwords, Network Research, NIST, Organisations, Papers, Password-based CryptographyThe, PDF, Plymouth, Security, SurveyLarge, University
related to Password security architecture · 14
Password → After, Allowing, Assigning, Common, Employ, Enforcing, However, Introducing, Not, Requiring, Some, Unix, Using, Windows
related to Obsolescence · 13
Password → Alternatives, Bonneau, FIDO Alliance, Higgins, Identity, It, Liberty Alliance, Microsoft's Cardspace, NSTIC, The, Their, They, This
related to Password rules · 13
Password → Bill Burr, Burr, In, It, Many, Most, National Institute, NIST, Some, Standards, Technology, The Wall Street Journal, These
related to Form of stored passwords · 11
Password → Additionally, MD5, More, Passwords, PBKDF2, Roger Needham, SHA1, That, The, This, When
related to Password reuse · 11
Password → Canada, Carleton University, Cormac Herley, Dinei Florencio, Forbes, It, Oorschot, Paul, Redmond, Similar, This
related to history · 10
Password → Airborne Division, American, Battle, D-Day, Normandy, Passwords, Polybius, Roman, Sentries, The
related to Choosing a secure and memorable password · 9
Password → Generally, However, In The Memorability, Jeff Yan, Others, Passwords, Security, Similarly, They

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

passwords security users system user used systems attacker authentication use number access characters one hash using may secure also computer

Password relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 247 structured relationships around Password. Examples in this analysis include Password → is a → sequence of characters including letters and 'E → instance of → will often lead to easy-to-guess substitutions. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Passwordis asequence of characters including letters0.90text
'Einstance ofwill often lead to easy-to-guess substitutions0.80text
video camerasinstance offrom deterring shoulder surfing to more sophisticated physical threats0.80text
keyboard sniffersinstance offrom deterring shoulder surfing to more sophisticated physical threats0.80text
in PBKDF2.The stored datainstance ofbut they are not recommended for password hashing unless they are used as part of a larger construction0.80text
PBKDF2instance ofuse more secure password hashing algorithms0.80text
bcryptinstance ofuse more secure password hashing algorithms0.80text
and scryptinstance ofuse more secure password hashing algorithms0.80text
which have large saltsinstance ofuse more secure password hashing algorithms0.80text
an adjustable cost or number of iterationsinstance ofuse more secure password hashing algorithms0.80text
Bruce Schneier recommend that people use passwords that are too complicated to memorizeinstance ofmultiple security experts0.80text
write them down on paperinstance ofmultiple security experts0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Password bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Passwords, System and Users. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Password
    • Passwords
    • System
    • Users
    • Systems
    • Security
    • Used
    • User
    • Use
    • Hash
    • Number
    • May
    • One
  • password
    • Passwords
    • System
    • Users
    • Systems
    • Security
    • Used
    • User
    • Use
    • Hash
    • Number
    • May
    • One
  • characters
    • Letters
    • Example
    • One
    • Secret
    • User's
    • Data
    • Single
    • Password
    • Used
    • Passwords
    • Number
    • Use
  • challenge–response authentication
    • Secure
    • Identity
    • Secret
    • Form
    • Key
    • Stored
    • User
    • One
    • System
    • Number
    • Use
    • Passwords
  • zero-knowledge password proof
    • Passwords
    • System
    • Users
    • Systems
    • Security
    • Used
    • User
    • Use
    • Hash
    • Number
    • May
    • One
  • controls access
    • User's
    • User
    • Systems
    • Attacker
    • System
    • Single
    • Hash
    • Password
    • Used
    • Attacks
    • Example
    • Key
  • computer user
    • Systems
    • Common
    • Security
    • User's
    • User
    • Multiple
    • System
    • Use
    • Password
    • Access
    • Websites
    • Single
  • attacker
    • Attack
    • Cracking
    • Access
    • Single
    • Also
    • Hash
    • User
    • Number
    • Security
    • Example
    • Key
    • Stored

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Password, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Password with Factors in the security of a password system. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Password — Factors in the security of a password system · splits 125 ⟂ 49
Password — Alternatives to passwords for authentication · splits 144 ⟂ 30
Password — Password cracking · splits 147 ⟂ 27
Password — Overview · splits 149 ⟂ 25
Password — History · splits 151 ⟂ 23
Password — Obsolescence · splits 166 ⟂ 8
Password — Choosing a secure and memorable password · splits 170 ⟂ 4
Password — Password rules · splits 170 ⟂ 4
Password — Alternatives to memorization · splits 171 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Password

Nodes174
Edges173
Triples247
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011494
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Password to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Factors in the security of a password system & Password cracking, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Password · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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