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Bad News for OpenID: People Still Using Same Password Everywhere Written by Sarah Perez / February 24, 2009 5:50 AM / 31 Comments « Prior Post Next Post » A new survey from Gartner Research delivers some bad news regarding our online security practices: two-thirds of U.S. consumers use the same one or two passwords for all the websites they access. And they like it that way. Although people claim they're concerned about security, they still tend to use unsafe password management techniques rather than exploring new methods - be they new hardware, software, or new authentication frameworks like OpenID. Always Use the Same Password? You're Not Alone Gartner's survey of 4000 U.S. adults in September 2008, once again demonstrated people's tendencies to opt for convenience over security. It's a trend that has stayed fairly consistent over the years despite the fact that an increasing amount of activity occurs online these days thanks to the growth of cloud computing. According to Gregg Kreizman, research director at Gartner, "most consumers want to continue managing their passwords the way they do now." But the way they do now is nothing to brag about. It generally consists of one or two passwords which the consumer uses on every website they encounter. What should be done about this? According to Kreizman, online product and service vendors should redouble their marketing efforts to illustrate the advantages and practicality of routine and stronger authentication for consumers. Another analyst, Avivah Litan, also notes that "enterprises with consumer-facing websites that require stronger controls than weak password authentication alone should continue to augment passwords with complementary mechanisms, such as device identification, geolocation and transaction verification." Elephant in the Room: Facebook Connect While these findings are relatively unsurprising, the study highlights one of the top issues when it comes to security: the human factor. For most peopl

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