Study Publisher: SafeNet/Rainbow Technologies
Study Date: June 2003
Study URL: http://www.safenet-inc.com/solutions/password_survey.asp

Study Overview:
SafeNet Technologies performed this extensive survey via email, with the questionnaire being sent to 24,000 individuals in North America between May 29 and June 12, 2003. The survey consisted of seven questions and was closed on July 16 2003.

The following is the compilation of the results obtained from 3,525 responses from 3,050 distinct respondents. (About 13 percent of those who completed the survey submitted more than one response).

Statistics From This Study:

• How many passwords do people have for business
• How often are users required to change passwords at work
• Number of times a year that users require a password reset for business applications
• Percentage of organizations that do not allow users to reuse a previous password
• Percentage of organizations that require passwords to contain both letters and characters
• Percentage of organizations with specific password length requirements
• Percentage of people writing down business passwords, and the number of times they have done so
• Percentage of users who have shared a password with someone else