Despite three decades of intensive research efforts, it remains an open question as to what
is the underlying distribution of user-generated passwords. In this paper, we make a …

zxcvbn: Low-Budget Password Strength Estimation Page 1 This paper is included in the
Proceedings of the 25th USENIX Security Symposium August 10–12, 2016 • Austin, TX …

Although many users create predictable passwords, the extent to which users realize these
passwords are predictable is not well understood. We investigate the relationship between …

Much attention has been paid to passwords chosen by English speaking users, yet only a
few studies have examined how non-English speaking users select passwords. In this …

This paper considers the problem of secure data aggregation (mainly summation) in a
distributed setting, while ensuring differential privacy of the result. We study secure …

Passwords are widely used for user authentication, and will likely remain in use in the
foreseeable future, despite several weaknesses. One important weakness is that human …

During software maintenance, testing is a crucial activity to ensure the quality of program
code as it evolves over time. With the increasing size and complexity of software, adequate …

Though not recommended, Internet users often include parts of personal information in their
passwords for easy memorization. However, the use of personal information in passwords …

Textual password security hinges on the guessing models adopted by attackers, in which a
suitable password composition representation is an influential factor. Unfortunately, the …

To help users create stronger passwords, nearly every respectable web service adopts a
password strength meter (PSM) to provide real-time strength feedback upon user …