<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">There was an old joke about using the text f the 5th Amendment as a passphrase to avoid contempt charges when asked under judicial orders for the passphrase<br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Pete Hardie<br>--------<br>Better Living Through Bitmaps</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Tim Watts <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tim@cliftonfarm.org" target="_blank">tim@cliftonfarm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Tue, 2013-03-05 at 12:37 +0000, Watson, Keith wrote:<br>
> Ron,<br>
><br>
> Use a pass phrase. They are easy to type and when they reach 15<br>
> characters or more, very difficult to crack.<br>
><br>
> Example pass prase:<br>
><br>
> OK so you think you can brute force this pass phrase. Good luck.<br>
><br>
Of course, that particular pass phrase may require a few extra<br>
"iterations" of rubber hose decryption. :-) Also, may want to avoid<br>
phrases like "You'll have beat me to bloody pulp before I give it to<br>
you".<br>
<br>
> Like I said easy to type and remember, very difficult to crack. It<br>
> would be easier use rubber hose cryptography to get the pass phrase.<br>
><br>
> keith<br>
><br>
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