OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V6.1.2 A list of context-specific words is documented in order to prevent their use in passwords.

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V6 Authentication
Section
V6.1 Authentication Documentation
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that a list of context-specific words is documented in order to prevent their use in passwords. The list could include permutations of organization names, product names, system identifiers, project codenames, department or role names, and similar.