OT: password/passphrase generation

[Jeremy Fowler]

I hope your kidding....

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Kris Bodenheimer [mailto:numa at thenuma.com]
|Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 4:11 PM
|To: Tim Reid
|Cc: kclug at kclug.org
|Subject: Re: OT: password/passphrase generation
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|I have memmory problems, so I just use my username as my 
|passphrase/password.  Much easier to remember.
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|Tim Reid wrote:
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|> hey all,
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|> I've been looking at some of the high-level popular crypto/security 
|> texts lately, and one of the more interesting things that 
|struck me was 
|> the different methods of generating/choosing passcodes.  
|I've now seen 
|> several different methods used (APG, diceware, etc.)  I 
|haven't made up 
|> my mind as to the most secure (within reason for a common 
|user like me) 
|> method of password generation for both login passwords and PGP/GPG 
|> passphrases...
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|> What does everybody use for secure/random password/passphrase 
|> generation?  What are some of the different aspects of 
|"your" method? Do 
|> you go for speed, maximum bits of entropy, etc.?
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|> --Tim
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|> OT: PS:  I had someone ask me a "brainteaser" in a IRC 
|channel, and I 
|> haven't been able to get back to them...but I think I know 
|the answer. 
|> But I thought that I might share it with all you smart KCluggers :P
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|> What number does not belong?  < 1 2 3 4 5 >  And why does it 
|not belong?
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|majordomo at kclug.org
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