OT: password/passphrase generation

[Lucas Peet]

Open a text editor.  Pound on the keyboard for about 30 seconds (making a 
point to hold the shift key on and off in there) and take a 6-8 character 
chunk out.  Works great.

-Lucas

At 03:13 PM 6/5/2003 -0500, Tim Reid wrote:
>hey all,
>
>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...
>
>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.?
>
>
>--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
>
>What number does not belong?  < 1 2 3 4 5 >  And why does it not belong?
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