Bill Burr is the man who wrote the 2003 NIST manual that recommended password changes every 90 days. He now regrets creating that guideline because it just encourages people to make small alterations to weak passwords (“password1” to “password2”).

Bill Burr is the man who wrote the 2003 NIST manual that recommended password changes every 90 days. He now regrets creating that guideline because it just encourages people to make small alterations to weak passwords (“password1” to “password2”).

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“My work currently does the 90 day thing. It really is pointless. I use a password manager and use 20 character randomly generated passwords. It’s just a headache to change 4 times a year.”

“Damn you, Bill! Corporate IT really took your advice to heart.”

“Not the first guy who comes to mind when you see Bill Burr”