Password length parameter

In telecommunication, a password length parameter is a basic parameter the value of which affects password strength against brute force attack and so is a contributor to computer security.

One use of the password length parameters is in the expression $P=L\times R/S$ , where $P$ is the probability that a password can be guessed in its lifetime, $L$ is the maximum lifetime a password can be used to log in to a system, $R$ is the number of guesses per unit of time, and $S$ is the number of unique algorithm-generated passwords (the 'password space').

The degree of password security is determined by the probability that a password can be guessed in its lifetime.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C".

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