Let’s face it, passwords are a pain. As we’ve been pushed towards using longer and ever more complex passwords, and told to update them with increasing frequency, password management has become something of a headache. We’ve gone from simple, easy to remember passwords to 12- or 16-character passwords that must contain a mixture of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
The conventional wisdom now insists on long, complex passwords that should be changed frequently, but this is often a logistical nightmare for companies and a source of annoyance for employees.