Major
Computer Science
Anticipated Graduation Year
2020
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
People often create passwords for their accounts that are insecure and then reused across multiple platforms. This leaves users vulnerable to hackers. This research tries to discover what personality types choose stronger passwords and whether people agree if strong passwords are necessary.
Community Partners
Oklahoma State University
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Eric Chan-Tin
Supported By
National Science Foundation
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Personality Types and Passwords
People often create passwords for their accounts that are insecure and then reused across multiple platforms. This leaves users vulnerable to hackers. This research tries to discover what personality types choose stronger passwords and whether people agree if strong passwords are necessary.