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Perfect Password: Selection, Protection, Authentication Review by William J. Carpenter
curiously complete
When I saw this book, I thought the same thing you are probably thinking ... how could you have a whole book on this subject? Then I read the quotes from luminaries on the back cover, and I figured they were just friends of the author and hadn't bothered to read the book.
Well.
This is a short book, but it's amazingly complete on the subject. I don't agree 100% with all of the policy advice he gives, but it's fascinating to read the real-life password analyses he's done. If you are just someone who wants to pick better passwords for yourself, you *might* like this book. If you are an admin trying to figure out a sensible password policy for your bailiwick, I *strongly recommend* this book to you. It won't take you long to read it, and you are almost certainly going to get some insights even if you are pretty experienced already. (I am, and I did.)
I'm glad I bought it, and I'm glad I read it.