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Password memorability and security: empirical results

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Password memorability and security: empirical results. / Yan, Jeff; Alan, Blackwell; Anderson, Ross et al.
In: IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 5, 2004, p. 25-31.

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Yan, J, Alan, B, Anderson, R & Grant, A 2004, 'Password memorability and security: empirical results', IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2004.81

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Yan, J., Alan, B., Anderson, R., & Grant, A. (2004). Password memorability and security: empirical results. IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, 2(5), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2004.81

Vancouver

Yan J, Alan B, Anderson R, Grant A. Password memorability and security: empirical results. IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine. 2004;2(5):25-31. doi: 10.1109/MSP.2004.81

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Yan, Jeff ; Alan, Blackwell ; Anderson, Ross et al. / Password memorability and security : empirical results. In: IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine. 2004 ; Vol. 2, No. 5. pp. 25-31.

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