password · security
Ask PrometheusPassword (noun) means: a code that let access. It emerges from code, key, security, access: the code and tool let user access. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 11, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- In 2013, Adobe stored 153 million user passwords encrypted with a weak cipher, leading to mass exposure after breach. computing
- The Vatican's Secret Archives require a physical key and a memorized passphrase for entry, both held by separate custodians. institutions
- ATM PINs in Japan are typically four digits, limiting combinations to 10,000 possible codes per card. everyday life
Emergence
through: the code and tool let user access
- secret verification
- access control
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (177 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.