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I use a book-cipher and a modified caesar-cipher on the term from the book(s) for most stuff.<BR>
This is really simple to remember but creates pretty strong passwords.<BR>
like this - you just have to remember who your friends are: <BR>
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FTR%I(E$NJDRSER5<BR>
Frtr45i89e34nhjdersweR$5<BR>
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24-char passwords are safe enough from brute-forcing<BR>
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and one-time semi-random passwords for seldom-used stuff<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
<B>From</B>: Geoffrey <<A HREF="mailto:Geoffrey%20%3clists@serioustechnology.com%3e">lists@serioustechnology.com</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20-%20Yes!%20We%20run%20Linux!%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] OT: password gripe<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:25:29 -0500<BR>
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Ed Cashin wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Geoffrey <<A HREF="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</A>> wrote:
> ...
>> I always tell people to take a sentence that makes sense to them and use
>> the first character of each word to generate a password. That's what I
>> do, and it's easy to remember. I then throw in punctuation and/or
>> numeric substitution where it makes sense:
>
> Me too, but nobody ever liked my suggestion. It's a little reassuring to see
> that somebody else likes the idea, but it's even more disturbing that nobody
> I've mentioned the idea to likes it. It seems easy and effective to me---what's
> not to love!? ;)
Exactly, I don't get it either. Just tried to convince a friend of that
solution, she opted instead for a password that included a city and the
year she graduated from high school. :(
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