1. A method of controlling access to a resource, the method comprising: deriving, by processing circuitry, a password based on a phrase provided by a user; by the processing circuitry, confirming with the user that the password is to control access to the resource; and after confirming with the user that the password is to control access to the resource, imposing, by the processing circuitry, a requirement that the user provide the password before obtaining access to the resource; wherein deriving the password based on the phrase provided by the user includes: prompting the user to type in the phrase, extracting a first group of words from the phrase, modifying at least some of the words in the first group of words extracted from the phrase to generate a second group of words, and providing the second group of words to the user; and wherein providing the second group of words to the user for password use includes: displaying, as a proposal for the password, each word of the second group of words on an electronic display to the user, the proposal for the password including at least 16 letters.
1. A method of controlling access to a resource, the method comprising: deriving, by processing circuitry, a password based on a phrase provided by a user; by the processing circuitry, confirming with the user that the password is to control access to the resource; and after confirming with the user that the password is to control access to the resource, imposing, by the processing circuitry, a requirement that the user provide the password before obtaining access to the resource; wherein deriving the password based on the phrase provided by the user includes: prompting the user to type in the phrase, extracting a first group of words from the phrase, modifying at least some of the words in the first group of words extracted from the phrase to generate a second group of words, and providing the second group of words to the user; and wherein providing the second group of words to the user for password use includes: displaying, as a proposal for the password, each word of the second group of words on an electronic display to the user, the proposal for the password including at least 16 letters. 13. The method as in claim 1 wherein confirming with the user that the password is to control access to the resource includes: prompting the user to approve the password as an authentication factor for authentication of the user and, in response, receiving an electronic signal approving the password as an authentication factor for authentication of the user.