Password length parameter

Password length parameter

In telecommunication, a password length parameter is a basic parameter which affects password strength against brute force attack and so is a contributor to computer security.

Password length parameters are related by the expression P = L imes R /S, where P is the probability that a password can be guessed in its lifetime, L is the maximum lifetime a password can be used to log in to a system, R is the number of guesses per unit of time, and S is the number of unique algorithm-generated passwords (the 'password space').

The degree of password security is determined by the probability that a password can be guessed in its lifetime.


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