It is probably time to take another look at the schedule for this project; to help visualize where my current progress needs to be made and to set goals for the next few weeks. I'm fortunate that my research topic hasn't changed much over the past few weeks, and I believe that I've narrowed it down into something interesting. In short, my paper will ask and answer the question: Is password authentication up to the challenge? This will be broken down into three parts: an overview of what password authentication is and how it works, a look into password cracking methods, and an analysis of public password dumps to determine trends in password composition. Even without creating a document yet I can feel the rough draft coming together in my head.
Borrowing from one of our lab documents, this plan shows my position right now.
- weeks 3-4: searching (now)
- weeks 4-5: reading and evaluating
- weeks 6-8: outlining and drafting
- week 9: draft, presentation
- week 10: paper, publication
I have a good selection of main sources to cover right now, having gathered them over the last few weeks on my own and with the help of the school library. Over the next couple weeks I intend to thoroughly read and evaluate these articles and start on the outline/draft of the paper.
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