People prefer to authenticate for account access with facts rather than passwords
Study: Perceptions About Passwords
Date: March 2006
In addition to verifying your identity from personal facts, do you think the company should ask you to recall a unique password before allowing you to have access to your private accounts? (n=536)
If you said no, why not? Please check the top two answers only.
Date: March 2006
In addition to verifying your identity from personal facts, do you think the company should ask you to recall a unique password before allowing you to have access to your private accounts? (n=536)
 | Yes |
| No |
If you said no, why not? Please check the top two answers only.
| It is inconvenient for me to remember passwords. |
| Passwords are not necessary if the company has other ways of determining who I am. |
| I don't think using a password would increase my security. |
| I don't trust the company to keep my passwords private. |