Editing Password policy (section)

===Sanction===
Password policies may include progressive sanctions beginning with warnings and ending with possible loss of computer privileges or job termination. Where confidentiality is mandated by law, e.g. with [[classified information]], a violation of password policy could be a criminal offense in some jurisdictions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/ever-use-someone-elses-password-go-jail-says-ninth-circuit|title=Ever Use Someone Else’s Password? Go to Jail, says the Ninth Circuit|first=Jamie|last=Williams|date=July 11, 2016|website=Electronic Frontier Foundation}}</ref> Some{{who|date=February 2014}} consider a convincing explanation of the importance of security to be more effective than threats of sanctions{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}.