👉 Password engineering is an approach to designing and implementing secure passwords that considers human behavior, cognitive limitations, and attack patterns. It involves creating passwords that are both memorable for users and resistant to common attacks like brute force, dictionary attacks, and social engineering. This is achieved by combining elements such as length, complexity (mixing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols), and unpredictability, often using techniques like passphrases or password managers. Effective password engineering also incorporates principles of human factors, ensuring that passwords are easy to remember yet hard for attackers to guess, thereby enhancing overall cybersecurity without compromising user experience.
