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Re: Re: Re: Password generator using a linguistic rule baseby bastard (Hermit) |
on Aug 02, 2001 at 20:56 UTC ( [id://101714]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Don't get me wrong, I think this is a great tool. I was just
mentioning the pitfalls of something that excludes a set
of passwords for the available selection set. (like my choosing
of passwords that are comfortable to type quickly) When taken
in the context of the entire net it will still be generating
passwords that are probably an order of mangitude (or more),
more difficult to crack than the average password out there.
(on the other hand it is also probably an order of magnitude
or more easier to guess than a truly random password).
The only people who would really be able to take advantage of such a technique are those with some level of cryptanalytic ability. Who know a thing or two about character frequencies and the human element. Heck real cryptanalysts can take advantage of a faulty random number generator. back during wwii the germans broke the codes on a number of british one-time-pads. (Theoretically unbreakable).
It happened like this.
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