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PASSPHRASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A sequence of characters, longer than the acceptable length of a password, that is transformed by a password system into a virtual password of acceptable length.

OBS

passphrase: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Séquence de caractères excédant la longueur limite des mots de passe courants et que le système de contrôle des mots de passe convertit en mot de passe virtuel de longueur acceptable.

CONT

Les mots de passe exigent une attention particulière [...] les systèmes de contrôle des mots de passe présentent souvent des faiblesses [...] Aussi faut-il rechercher d'autres systèmes plus efficaces, où les mots de passe sont remplacés par des phrases passe ou des processus d'usage compliqué.

OBS

phrase passe : La forme au pluriel est «phrases passe».

Spanish

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