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technion / Password References.md
Last active May 4, 2024 01:21
A set of references on modern password policies

References on modern password policies

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Standards

NIST

https://github.com/usnistgov/800-63-3/blob/nist-pages/sp800-63b/sec5_authenticators.md

Verifiers SHOULD NOT impose other composition rules (e.g., requiring mixtures of different character types or prohibiting consecutively repeated characters) for memorized secrets. Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically).However, verifiers SHALL force a change if there is evidence of compromise of the authenticator.

Major organisations

@theothernt
theothernt / apple-tv-screen-saver-feeds.txt
Last active July 24, 2024 19:36
A list of the feeds Apple uses for its video screensavers
tvOS 10: 1080p + H.264
http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/000/Features/atv/AutumnResources/videos/entries.json
tvOS 11: 1080p/4K + SDR/HDR + HEVC
https://sylvan.apple.com/Aerials/2x/entries.json
https://t27q97zg19.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/aerialAltJSON/4kEntites.json
tvOS 12: 4K + SDR/HDR + HEVC, 1080p + H.264, localised descriptions
https://sylvan.apple.com/Aerials/resources.tar