> I think my recommendation is going to be a weak-medium-strong entropy > indicator that takes dictionary words into account
I was user testing a sign-up form that included a password strength indicator recently. It had three states "Too Short" (which prevented users from submitting the form), "Weak" and "Strong". The only users who paid any attention to the strength indicator were those who initially chose a password which was "Too Short" and all they did was add a few characters until the display changed to "Weak" then resubmit the form. Only one out of 6 users ended up choosing a password which was "Strong" and that didn't appear to be as a result of using the password strength indicator. Tamlyn. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
