CSC-STD-002-85, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PASSWORD MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE (12 APR 1985)

CSC-STD-002-85, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PASSWORD MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE (12 APR 1985)., This publication, "Department of Defense Password management Guideline," is being issued by the DoD Computer Security Center (DoDCSC) under the authority of and in accordance with DoD Directive 5215.1, "Computer Security Evaluation Center." The guidelines described in this document provide a set of good practices elated to the use of password-based user authentication mechanisms in automatic data processing systems employed for processing classified and other sensitive information. Point of contact concerning this publication is the Office of Standards and Products, Attention: Chief, Computer Security Standards.