The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 1 of 3

Excellent, technical article on the dynamics of security relative to a password. ddv

The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 1 of 3
Information security fosters some interesting debates. The issues range in importance, but they all demonstrate that the field is still growing and exciting. I would like to summarize some of these debates, and offer my own partial entries. For the first set of these articles, I will enter the passwords fray and address the issue of pass phrases versus passwords.

OK, maybe “pass phrases versus passwords” is really “the other great debate” or the “kind of boring and few people care” debate. In any case, which is more secure, pass phrases or passwords? The answer is not as clear-cut as it may seem.