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</p>
</dd>
</div>
<div class="pt-8 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12 lg:gap-8">
<dt class="text-base font-semibold leading-7 text-gray-900 lg:col-span-5">What makes a good password policy?</dt>
<dd class="mt-4 lg:col-span-7 lg:mt-0 text-gray-600">
<p class="text-base leading-7 text-gray-600">
The <a class="underline text-red-600" href="https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html#5-authenticator-and-verifier-requirements" target="_blank">
current NIST guidelines for passwords</a>
state:
</p>

<ol class="ml-2 mt-2 px-2 !list-outside">
<li class="mb-2"><strong>Longer passwords (>=8 characters)</strong><br/>
but recommend even longer ones (passphrases with +64 characters)</li>
<li class="mb-2"><strong>Don't require password complexity</strong><br/>
like caps, special chars, etc., instead disallow bad
or blacklisted passwords like "password" or
"123456" by making use of
<ul class="ml-4 px-2 !list-outside">
<li>libs: e.g. <a class="underline text-red-600" href="https://github.com/dropbox/zxcvbn" target="_blank"><code>zxcvbn</code></a> ("a password strength estimator inspired by password crackers")
<li>APIs: e.g. <a class="underline text-red-600" href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/API/v3" target="_blank">haveibeenpwned API</a>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="mb-2"><strong>Avoid mandatory password changes</strong><br/>
except in cases of suspected compromise.</li>
<li class="mb-2"><strong>Allow copy-paste</strong><br/>
to facilitate the use of password managers.</li>
<li class="mb-2"><strong>Use two-factor authentication (2FA)</strong><br/>
or multi-factor authentication (MFA), especially for high-value accounts.
</li>
</ol>
</dd>
</div>
<div class="pt-8 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12 lg:gap-8">
<dt class="text-base font-semibold leading-7 text-gray-900 lg:col-span-5">I found a password rule that I
think is dumb. Can I add it to this list?</dt>
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