Talk:Password fatigue

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[edit] my edits

I just attempted to fixup the ending of the main article, not sure if I made a very encyclopedic job of it, but it was looking a bit fragmented and there were some style errors (mine) there.

I removed the comment about clipboard cleaning, since that relates to computer security and defeating trojans/keyloggers, whereas this article should focus the social engineering problem of password fatigue. NB: It's obviously a good idea and necesscary, but it's already mentioned on both the Keypass and Password Safe articles for anybody researching further.

In general I think the discussion of the social aspects should take greater precedence here, followed by the technical discussion and information. The format of the page already follows this, but the technical stuff tends to grow, while the social aspect remains untouched. I think this is because lots of geeks like me know a lot about the tech, but cannot really describe the problem in terms of human behaviour.

So.. if anybody can find some proper academic references, works or citations to beef up and expand the first four paragraphs I think that would be a very worthwhile contribution. EasyTarget (talk) 15:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Classification as Syndrome

I suspect that "password fatigue" is not actually a medical or psychological syndrome recognized by competent authorities. This article should be altered or deleted. When I become an administrator I will ensure that this article goes away forever. GroverPennyshaft (talk) 20:11, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

It's certainly not a described medical/psycological syndrome, although it is widely described in technical circles. So a great way to contribute would be to clarify that has no medical/psycological definition, but is commonly cited by IT professionals as an issue related to computer security. The criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia is notability, it's therefore unlikely there will be consensus to delete this page, even after your meteoric rise to adminhood. EasyTarget (talk) 10:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)