---
id: 6056
title: "NIST joins Microsoft in Changing How We Should Think About Passwords"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/nist-joins-microsoft-in-changing-how-we-should-think-about-passwords/"
published_at: "2016-09-05T14:19:32Z"
tags: ["microsoft", "authentication", "nist", "passwords", "password-policy", "passphrase"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6056"
lang: en
---

# NIST joins Microsoft in Changing How We Should Think About Passwords

## Summary

NIST's new digital-authentication guidance echoes Microsoft: 8-character minimums, 64+-character maximums to encourage passphrases, and banned-password dictionaries—shifting the burden to systems.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2016-09-05T14:19:32Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/nist-joins-microsoft-in-changing-how-we-should-think-about-passwords/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6056