Passwords^12 is held in Oslo, Norway, on December 3-5, 2012. This is the only conference of its kind in the world, focusing ONLY on passwords & PIN codes in all forms, shapes and sizes. Anything from creating, storing, sending, resetting to stealing, cracking & exploiting them is on the agenda. The speakers are prominent international experts on passwords and security. The conference chair is passwords guru Per Thorsheim, and the local organisation chair is Prof. Audun Josang from the University of Oslo.