Password security

1979/11/01 by Robert Morris, Ken Thompson · 7 citations
Computer Science · #User Authentication and Security Systems #Advanced Authentication Protocols Security #Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems

paper · pdf · doi:10.1145/359168.359172

openalex publication_date 1979/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/11

Abstract

This paper describes the history of the design of the password security scheme on a remotely accessed time-sharing system. The present design was the result of countering observed attempts to penetrate the system. The result is a compromise between extreme security and ease of use.

Citations

• The UNIX time-sharing system

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• Password [wikipedia]