Assurance

[Mark John Rank <>]

Thanks Bob.  

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Mark Rank - IAM Program Manager
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----- Original Message -----
From: "RL 'Bob' Morgan" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:30:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Assurance] Password scheme design tool...


On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Mark John Rank wrote:

> Thanks.  Do you know the reason why it was taken down. I would assume 
> due to liability reasons but ...

While liability is the usual reason for most otherwise inexplicable 
organizational actions, I don't think it's a concern for the federal 
government.

I think it was the case that the entropy spreadsheet required user support 
that NIST wasn't prepared to give, and the contract with the organization 
that produced it had expired.

  - RL "Bob"


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Woodbeck" 
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> To: 
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:15:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Assurance] Password scheme design tool...
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> Hi Mark,
>
> NIST used to have a password entropy tool on their website, but it was 
> taken down a couple of years back. I downloaded it prior to its demise and 
> have attached it, in case this might help.
>
> Dean
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> On Dec 13, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Mark John Rank wrote:
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>> Folks:
>>
>> I use to have a spreadsheet tool that allowed me to
>> model the entropy strength for a credential by adjusting
>> different parameters (#char, size of character set, TTL,
>> lockout rule, etc.).  I appear to have lost track of
>> it and was wondering if the collective could suggest/share/point
>> me to a replacement resource?  I thought I would ask
>> before trying to reconstruct from first principles.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Mark
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>> Mark Rank - IAM Program Manager
>> University Information Technology Services
>> UW-Milwaukee
>> Email: 
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>> Phn:  414-229-3706
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