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Passwords: Do you speak Geek?

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04.09.2004
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During his keynote speech at this year's RSA Security conference, Bill Gates predicted the demise of the traditional password because it cannot "meet the challenge" of keeping critical information secure. In this tip powered by sister site WhatIs.com, we challenge you to correctly identify ten password-related terms.

1. This is the process of determining whether someone is who he says he is.
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2. This kind of password is designed to be difficult for a person or program to discover; essential components include sufficient length and a mix of character types.
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3. This application program can be used by a network administrator to retrieve a forgotten password. Unfortunately, it can also be used by an intruder to obtain unauthorized access to resources.
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4. This type of authentication, when used with a security token, is expected by some experts to replace traditional passwords.
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5. This is a session/user authentication process that permits a user to enter one name and password in order to access multiple applications.
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6. This describes what happens when users have multiple identities and passwords across a variety of networks, applications, computers and/or computing devices.
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7. This is a scam where the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking e-mails appearing to come from a well-known Web site in an effort to get passwords and other sensitive information from the recipient.
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8. This describes a non-technical kind of password theft that relies on people's willingness to help strangers who are in trouble.
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9. This kind of malware (Bagle, for example) relies on the recipient's willingness to open a password-protected attachment that has been received in an e-mail.
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10. This direct observation technique is one of the easiest ways to fraudulently obtain passwords.
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