On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:01:19 -0400, Meredith wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>Does anyone know where I could find a list of best practices around
>login security? I'm looking for an overview of the most common
>techniques and how they relate to both security and user experience --
>pros and cons.
>
I'm looking at a similar issue. I found this on passwords, but haven't
looked in depth yet.

http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/jun04.asp

It seems that users having the caps lock key on is an issue for case
sensitive passwords, and that you might need to cater for it in the
field prompt and error message.

Does anyone know how complex the algorithm is for the 'strength of
password' prompt when people choose a password?

*    Nick Gassman - Usability and Standards Manager - http://ba.com *
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