Managing End User Passwords Statistics 2023
Weak and leaked passwords have long been a problem, even within the physical security market. How well are integrators doing in managing end user passwords now?
IPVM obtained responses from 140 integrators to see their methods of storing end-user passwords in 2023 and show trends since 2017.
Key ********
***** ******* *** **** ******** ** declining / ***** ** ***** **********, a *********** ******** (**%) ** *********** still ****** ********* ***** ************, ***** is ***** * ******** **** *** has *** ******** ***** ****.
*******, **** *********** (**%), *** ********** software ** ******** ********, ***** *** slightly ********* ***** **** *** ** recommended ** ****.
Majority ** *********** *** ********** ********/******** ********
** *** *********** ********, **% **** either ********** ******** ** ******** ******** for ***-**** ******** **********, ***** **% of *********** **** ************, *** *% reused *** **** ********.
2017 **. **** **. ****
***** ***** *** * *********** ********* in *** ********** ** *********** ***** spreadsheets *** ********* ********* **** **** to ****, ******* **** **** ** 2023 **** *******, **** * ****** decrease ** *** ***** ** ********* and * ****** ******** ** *** use ** ******** ********.
*** *** **** ******** *******, ******* ************* *******.
Management ********
*** *** ** ********** ******** *** the **** ****** ******** *** *********** in ****, **** ****** **** (**%) of *********** ***** ********** ********. **** includes ******** ********* **** ** **** and ******* ********** ************* ************, *********** and ******* ******** ********** ********, *** software ** **** ** **** *** single ****-** ************** *********.
- "** *** ** ****** ********* ****** at ***** *** ******* *********. *** others, **** *** ** *** ** our ********* *** **** ** **** this **** ***** **** **** ******* it, **** **** *** ********."
- "** **** * ******** ********** ****** and ****** **** ********* ***** ****** days. **'** *** **** *** **** device ***** *********** ******. *** ** we **** * ***** *********** **** have ***** ****** ******* ** *** password ********** ******."
- "** ******** * ****** *********** ******** management ******. ** ***** ****** ** the ****** *** *** *********** ****** it *** ******* *** *********."
- "** *** * ******** ******** **** generates *********** ** * *** **** basis *** *** *********** *** ****** in ********* ****** ** *** ******** management ********."
- "** *** ** ******. *** ********* are ********** *** ***** ******* **** they *** *********."
- "** ******* * ********* ********* ******** manager ******** ********"
- "********* ** *** ********* ** *******. Very **** ***** ******* ******."
- "*** ******* ********** ****** ** **** has * ***** ** ******** **********"
- "*** ******* *** ** ********** ********* asset ***********."
- "******** ******* ********. ** ** ***** passwords ** ***"
- "***** ***** ***** ******** ********* ****"
- "********** ******** *** ******** *******."
- "*********** ******** ********** ******"
- "*********** **************"
- "** ****"
- "*****"
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************ **** ***** *** ****** **** common ********** ******** ** ****, **** 24% ** *********** ***** ***** ************ and ***** ** ***** ******** *********:
- "** **** *** ** ******** ******** form. *** *********** ******** *** *** permissions **** *** ***** ********* / leadership ** ************. *). ** ****** information **** * ***********. ******* ** needed."
- "** ****** * *********** **** ***** camera *** ** ** **** *** the **, ***, **** ********, ******** and ********. ** **** * **** for *** ******* *** **** *** over ** ******** ** ********** ** project."
- "** **** *** ** * ******* contract ** ****** * **** ******** excel. ** ** ****, *** ** the ********* ** ******** **** ****."
- "** *** ** * ******** ********* spreadsheet **** ** ******* ** * secured *****. **** ** *** ** ideal ******** *** ***** ******** *** being **********."
- "** **** * ***** *********** **** the ***** **** ****** ** ** add *********."
- "* **** * ****, **** **** are ******* **** **** ** *** changes."
- "** **** * *********** ** * share ***** *** *** *****. ********* or"
- "**** *** ********** ** *** ****** software *****"
- "*********** ** ***** *****"
- "**** ******* ************"
- "***** ** ********* *****"
- "********* ************."
Password ********
***** ********* ******** ********** ********, ********, and **** ********* ******** ***** ****, from **% ** **%
- "********* ***. *** *********** **** *** on ***** ***** *** ***** ******** site *********** *** ****** **** *** by ************ ** ******* ****."
- "**** *** ****** ** ****** ******** vaults **** ********* *** ***-****** *****. No ******** ** ***** ***** ******* sites!"
- "** *** ******** ******** *** ******** that ** *******. *** ***** ****** keep ***** ** ***** *** ********. Very ****** **** ** **** * record ** ** *** ****'* ********."
- "** *** ***** **** ******** (****** among *********) ** ***** ***** ***********"
- "** *** ****** ********* ** **** and ***** ************. ** *** * password ******* ******** ** ****** *** passwords."
- "** *** ****** *** ******** ********* and ******** **********."
- "** *** ****** ** ***** *** credentials *** ** ** *********"
- "** ******* ********* ** * ******** manager"
- "** *** * ******** ******* ****** Zoho *****."
- "** *** **** ***** ** * secure ***** ** ********."
- "****** ******** **** ** ********"
- "******** ****** **** ********"
- "******** *******"
- "** *** ****** *********"
- "*** * ******** *******"
- "*********"
Reuse **** ********* ** ******** ********
*** ******** ******* **** **** *** a ******** ***** ******** ****** *** sites ** *** * ******** ******* to ********* *** ***** ******** ** that ********* *** ** ****** ****** memorized ** ******* *** ** ***** field ***********.
- "**** ** ** **** ********** ****** our *******. ** *******, ** ***'* properly ****** *** ***** ********. ** have * ******* ******* **** **** and ******** "********." ** *** ******** is ***** ** *** ****** *** they **** ************ ***** *** *** single ************* ****/**** - ** ******* that. ** **** *** **** **** we ***'* ****** **** ** ** is ****. ** **** **** ** request * ***** **** ******** *** their *******. **** ****** ** ** administrate ********** *** *********."
- "** ******** ***** **** ** ** the ******** *** **** "********" ****/**** in **** ****** ** *******."
- "** **** * ******* ******** **** uses *** ********* ********** (*****/***** ****, numbers *** ******* **********)"
- "* **** ** ******* ***** *** they **** ***** *** ******"
- "******* **** ********"
Many *********** ** *** ****** *** **** *********
** ******** ** *** **********'* ********* above **% ** *** ***** ******, reported **** ** *** ****** *** users' *********.
- "** ** *** ****** ** ***** customer ********* *** *********. **** *** trained ** *** ** ******, ******, and ****** ****."
- "********* *** ********* *** *** ********* responsibility. **** ** *** **** ** with *********** *** ***** ** *********** set ***** *****."
- "** ** *** ******** *** **** information. *** ***** **** **** **** on **** *** **** ** ** us ** *********."
- "** **** *****, ** **** **** the **** ***** *** ********* *** recommend **** **** *** ** *******."
- "** **** ***** ** **** ******** with ********'* ** **********, *** **** manage ****. ********* **** *** ** for ****** **** **"
- "** ** *** ******, *** **** any ***** ***. ** ** ****** the ************** ** *** ****** (** clear *********)."
- "** ***'* **** ******* ** ***** passwords. *** *** **************, *** * good ****. **** ** *** ***** is *'****** ******** '"
- "* ***** *** ******** ** ****** their *** ******** *** ******** ** it's *** ** *****"
- "* ***'* ****** ****. * **** the *** **** ****** ***** *** passwords"
- "** ***'* ******* ****** ********'* ********* and *********."
- "** ***'* ** **** **** **** care ***** *** *********."
- "*** ***** *** ******* *** ****** them"
- "******** ** ****** ***** ******* *****."
- "***** ** ***** ** ****"
- "* *** **** ****** **."
- "** ***'*"
One ********** ***** ***** ****** ******
* ****** ********** ******** **** * paper ****** ****** ** ***** ***-**** passwords:
***** **** ** * ***** ** paper *** *** ** *** **** cabinet. ** ***** ** ***'* ** hacked