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Password Sharing and How to Reduce It

Password Sharing and How to Reduce It

Ana Ferreira, Ricardo Correia, David Chadwick, Henrique M.D. Santos, Rui Gomes, Diogo Reis, Luis Antunes
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466629196|ISBN10: 1466629193|EISBN13: 9781466629202
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2919-6.ch002
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Ferreira, Ana, et al. "Password Sharing and How to Reduce It." IT Policy and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 22-42. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2919-6.ch002

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Ferreira, A., Correia, R., Chadwick, D., Santos, H. M., Gomes, R., Reis, D., & Antunes, L. (2013). Password Sharing and How to Reduce It. In I. Management Association (Ed.), IT Policy and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 22-42). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2919-6.ch002

Chicago

Ferreira, Ana, et al. "Password Sharing and How to Reduce It." In IT Policy and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 22-42. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2919-6.ch002

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Abstract

Password sharing is a common security problem. Some application domains are more exposed than others and, by dealing with very sensitive information, the healthcare domain is definitely not exempt from this problem. This chapter presents a case study of a cross section of how healthcare professionals actually deal with password authentication in typical real world scenarios. It then compares the professionals’ actual practice with what they feel about password sharing and what are the most frequent problems associated with it. Further, this chapter discusses and suggests how to solve or minimize some of these problems using both technological and social cultural mechanisms.

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