Official resource
More than a Password
Why multi-factor authentication matters and how the options differ.
Why it matters
Short, plain, and the single highest-value change most departments can make this month.
Identity, Passwords, MFA, and Access
Why compromised credentials remain one of the simplest paths into an organization, and how access should change when employees, vendors or roles change.
Start here
If you read one thing on this subject, read this.
Go deeper
Official resource
Digital Identity Guidelines (SP 800-63)
The federal guidance on identity, authentication and password practice.
Why it matters
Settles most internal arguments about password rules with something you can cite.
This is a reading list, not a guide
Everything above was published by someone else, and is here because it is the clearest treatment of the subject we could find and verify. The Hub’s own guide to this topic is still being written. If you know a better source than the ones listed, that is worth telling us before it is.
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