Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate user comprehension of ambiguous terminology in password rules …. Although stringent password policies are in place to protect information system security, such complexity does not have to mean … ambiguous terminology affects user comprehension of password rules. Design/methodology/approach This research used a combination …

paper aims to reveal similarities and differences of password construction among four companies; and investigate how culture … factors shape user password construction in China. Design/methodology/approach – This article analyzed real‐life passwords … collected from four companies by comparing the following attributes: password length, password constitution, top 20 frequent …

, namely personal identification number or PIN, password, and pattern. It also performs well theoretically when compared …