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In an effort to assess the strength of passwords, password strength checkers count lower-case and upper-case letters, digits and other characters. However, this does not truly measure how likely a given password is. To determine the likelihood of a password, one must first understand how passwords are generated—this chapter takes a first step in that direction. This is particularly important in a mobile context, where users already are tempted to use short and simple passwords—given how arduous password entry is.
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Jakobsson, M., Dhiman, M. (2013). The Benefits of Understanding Passwords. In: Mobile Authentication. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4878-5_2
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