By Guillaume Rousse, IT Security Engineer at GIP RENATER These days, passwords are a universal authentication method, because they are simple to configure on the server side, easy to use from any terminal, and simple to understand for the user...
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By Urpo Kaila, Head of Security at CSC, Finland The password is dead, we have been hearing this for a very long time. ‘You need to use keys, certificates, tokens, biometrics, or at least passphrases, but not passwords, they are history’, it was said. But...
By Carolina Fernandez, Jordi Guijarro and Shuaib Siddiqui, i2cat Foundation Introduction of IdP environment in the context of identity security eduGAIN, pioneered and supported by GÉANT, interconnects research and education identity federations around...
By Andrea Pinzani, IT security expert at the Consortium GARR On average, each of us owns from 20 to 40 accounts. Unfortunately, however, we are not very good at creating strong passwords. We prefer short ones, often using personal information, common...
To be effective, passwords need to be long, complicated and unique. It’s also a good idea to have a separate password for every account. But don’t worry, that’s doesn’t mean learning multiple passwords because there’s simple tech available to help with...