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Re: Spaces in passwords
How is a control character, @, and # any different from typing an uppercase
letter? Just curious.
Arley Carter
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On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Jon Leonard wrote:
> > Ben Rothke writes:
> > > Do spaces (ASCII 20) in passwords make them less secure?
> >
> > Of course not. In a normal Unix password, adding spaces to the
> > password search space increases the search space, so it necessarily
> > makes the search harder.
>
> The exception to this is when you may be overheard typing a password.
> The space bar sounds different, and an attacker who knows you've used
> a space has a significantly smaller search space.
>
> So I usually recommend avoiding space, @, #, and control characters
> when generating passwords. Have I missed any or gotten too many?
>
> > .pm
>
> Jon Leonard
>