An assessment of website password practices

Computers and Security

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 445-451

  Furnell, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authentication; Awareness; Passwords; Usability; Websites

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; DATA TRANSFER; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; USER INTERFACES;

PASSWORDS; USABILITY;

WEBSITES;

EID: 36549049369     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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