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title: password expiration
subtitle: seems like every 90 days i lock my account
author: david marsh
date: 2023-05-11
keywords: [password, security]
abstract: A few articles about why password expiration is a bad idea.
---

* [Frequent password changes is a bad security idea](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/08/frequent_passwo.html)
* [Changes in password best practices](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/10/changes_in_pass.html)
* [How often should you change your password?](https://blog.1password.com/how-often-should-you-change-your-password/)