In its latest version of the Digital Identity Guidelines, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recommended against using a mixture of character types in passwords and against regular password changes unless there's been a compromise. In addition, NIST recommends that credential service providers (CSPs) stop using knowledge-based authentication (KBA) and security questions for password selection.
While the minimum password length remains at eight characters, NIST now recommends a length of 15 characters and up to a maximum of 64 characters. Furthermore, the new guidelines advocate for the inclusion of ASCII and Unicode characters in passwords.
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