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> almost every InfoSec stance out there

Except other national bodies like NCSC [1], and long-standing academic research e.g. [2, 3], that is!

1. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/passwords/updating-your-a...

2. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1866307.1866328

3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10623-015-0071-9

In practice, when dealing with US auditors and infosec chiefs, saying that "Some researches/guidelines say X is not necessary" will not compel anyone to change because "This is always been this way, and it doesn't _hurt_". The conversation becomes categorically different if you say "The White House says X is not allowed anywhere."

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