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Re: Password Difficulties




Sico writes:

> It is indeed a problem. I hear that [email protected] recently posted some
> useful info on this matter somewhere on UseNet, but I can't find it. I recall
> having found an interesting article sometime last year, but I lost it. In
> short, it said that pass phrases and such should be "shocking nonsense". The
> "shocking" element will help you remember it, and the "nonsense" element will
> make it difficult for others to guess it.

I forwarded this Grady Ward FAQ to the Cypherpunks list last night.

--Tim May


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