I.S. EN 12251:2004
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HEALTH INFORMATICS - SECURE USER IDENTIFICATION FOR HEALTH CARE - MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY OF AUTHENTICATION BY PASSWORDS
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English
01-01-2004
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
4.1 Unique identification and authentication
4.2 Identification and authentication prior to all other
interactions
4.3 Associating unique identity with users
4.4 Maintaining the identity of active users
4.5 Log-on message
4.6 Number of log-on trials
4.7 Incorrectly performed log-on procedure
4.8 Display of log-on statistics
4.9 Password sharing
4.10 Password storage
4.11 Logging of passwords
4.12 Password display suppression
4.13 User-changeability of passwords
4.14 Default passwords
4.15 Initialised passwords
4.16 Temporary passwords
4.17 Password expiration
4.18 Password expiration notification
4.19 Password reuse
4.20 Password complexity
Annex A (informative) Potential password complexity
requirements
Annex B (informative) User responsibilities
Annex C (informative) Password communication
Bibliography
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