Password posts / blogs and tech blogs....

Passwords and Passphrases:

• [Windows] Robert Hensing http://blogs.technet.com/robert_hensing/archive/2004/07/28/199610.aspx
• [The Great Debates: Pass Phrases Passwords 1] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/articles/itproviewpoint091004.mspx
• [The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords 2] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm1104.mspx
• [The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords 3] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/articles/itproviewpoint110104.mspx

Password and Recovery Tools ( Commercial and Free ):

• Winternals ERD http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/
• @Stake LC http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/
• UBCD ( Ultimate Boot CD ) http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
• STD Knoppix http://www.knoppix-std.org/
• Rainbow Tables ( Pre-computed attacks ) http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/ http://www.rainbowcrack-online.com/
• Bart PE http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Tech Blogs:

[MSDN - Microsoft Developer Network] http://blogs.msdn.com/larryosterman/default.aspx