Password Sharing and How to Reduce It

Password sharing is a common security problem. Some application domains are more exposed than others

and, by dealing with very sensitive information, the healthcare domain is definitely not exempt from this

problem. This chapter presents a case study of a cross section of how healthcare professionals actually

deal with password authentication in typical real world scenarios. It then compares the professionals’

actual practice with what they feel about password sharing and what are the most frequent problems

associated with it. Further, this chapter discusses and suggests how to solve or minimize some of these

problems using both technological and social cultural mechanisms.