NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules - Lemmy.World

Here is the text of the NIST sp800-63b [https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63b.html] Digital Identity Guidelines.

the document is nearly impossible to read all the way through and just as hard to understand fully

It is a boring document but it not impossible to read through, nor understand. The is what compliances officer need to read through and understand. I have a (useless) cybersecurity degree and reading NIST publications is part of my lecture.

Useless??? Ever since the pandemic and the need for a robust remote work infrastructure, the amount of cybersecurity related job offers has exploded. And they’re very well paid where I live.
The knowledge is useful, but I can’t say the same for the degree