Password surveys again
Both RSA and Versign have done sponsored surveys on password usage and abusage by users. The first one - where they offered candy bars for passwords, was funny, but it is increasingly clear that these surveys are more about getting press than being scientific. Here are some hightlights from Verisign's survey:
I think that most people assume that just having the password isn't enough to get access. I wonder if the surveyors also asked the people where they worked and their name. I also wonder if they gave their actual password, or just lied. I wonder how many people would be willing to give up the ATM PIN for a candy bar?
Interestingly, unlike WiKID Strong Authentication neither Verisign's nor RSA's token systems can handle multiple websites or applications without some type of federated identity.
Survey results can all be seen at the reg: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/06/verisign_password_survey/
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