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Industrial Strength Authentication

Solving the Password Insecurity Dilemma

March 2002 Mfg.Trust Feature Story

Trends
Resources
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Trends

(^top) Lavigne, Dru. "Cracking Passwords to Enhance Security." The O’Reilly Network. 24 Jan. 2001.

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Info Security Magazine, Smart Path 2.2 Product Review

Resources

(^top) Password Protection 101, NIPC 
http://www.nipc.gov/publications/nipcpub/password.htm and 
http://trust.ncms.org/password101.htm

McGraw, Gary and Viega, John. Protecting passwords: Part 1, IBM, August 2000 

McGraw, Gary and Viega, John. Protecting passwords: Part 2, IBM, September 2000

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Info Security Magazine, Smart Path 2.2 Product Review

Contrary Views:

(^top) Information Security Magazine, Security for the CXO: Stronger Passwords Aren’t

ProQuest: For NCMS Members Only

(^top)  NCMS Members will find the following relevant articles via their ProQuest Business Information accounts:

Engine manufacturer wields industrial-strength security; Elizabeth Clark; Network Magazine, San Francisco; Jan 2002; Vol. 17, Iss. 1; pg. 64, 5 pgs

Passwords are weak link in security chain; Anonymous; Security Magazine, Troy; Vol. 36, Iss. 3; pg. 88, 2 pgs

WellPoint workers manage own passwords; Dan Verton; Computerworld, Framingham; Feb 25, 2002; Vol. 36, Iss. 9; pg. 12, 1 pgs

Passwords reveal your personality; Linda Wasner Andrews; Psychology Today, New York; Jan/Feb 2002; Vol. 35, Iss. 1; pg. 16, 1 pgs

Guest Author 
          Bob Forbes

Bob Forbes is an Authentor Founder and has served as Executive Vice President and as a board member since its inception in September 1998. He has over 10 years experience in developing and operating companies in Internet, e-business, and other high-tech sectors. 

Prior to forming Authentor, he founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of Peak Network Communications, a Internet software and security integration company. Before that, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Energyworld.com, the largest utility industry portal at the time. Prior to that, he served as a senior vice president for several international technology companies in the private power sector. 

Mr. Forbes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Colorado, numerous Internet and software related certifications, and in 1998 was the featured "Netrepreneur" in CIO magazine.