W2: Topic – Password Polices and Authentication Methods
For this assignment, you will post your answers to the questions in each thread. You are required to respond to at least two of your classmates post. Please do not be late with this post because your classmates will be relying on you to post on time. Your follow-up posts can add additional insight to a classmate’s opinions or can challenge their opinions. Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate. For your follow-up posts this week, you may wish to visit a couple of the web sites contributed by your classmates and share your opinion of these sites with the class. Be sure to read the follow-up posts to your own posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers. References are not required but you must tell us about your sources.
1) Discuss security design principles utilizing different authentication methods and (password) policies.
For example, think about the basic security design principles and how organizations utilize password policies and authentication methods.