1. Pitfalls in the Automated Strengthening of Passwords Open Access Author: Schmidt, David Eric Title: Pitfalls in the Automated Strengthening of Passwords Graduate Program: Computer Science and Engineering Keywords: Password checkingPassword creation policiesInformation securityStrong authentication File: Download Pitfalls_Automated_Strengthening_Passwords.pdf Committee Members: Trent Ray Jaeger, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPatrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLee David Coraor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor