Password Security-- Thirty-Five Years Later

User passwords were first introduced to allow time sharing on large mainframes. Mainframes at the time were large systems within a controlled environment. Passwords were stored in plain text file with no perceived need to secure user passwords. The first documented password breach occurred when a user wanted to gain additional time on a mainframe than the allotted four hours limit. The user simply printed the password file giving birth to the first documented password breach. Developers are continuing to develop new wa...