Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-10 Thread Dale
Mark David Dumlao wrote: > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:00 AM Andrew Savchenko wrote: >> On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:27:32 -0600 Dale wrote: >>> My password manager does that already. The password I was trying to >>> come up with was the master password which I must easily remember, be >>> secure and be

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-10 Thread Mark David Dumlao
On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:00 AM Andrew Savchenko wrote: > > On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:27:32 -0600 Dale wrote: > > My password manager does that already. The password I was trying to > > come up with was the master password which I must easily remember, be > > secure and be easy to type. The other

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-10 Thread Andrew Savchenko
On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:27:32 -0600 Dale wrote: > Andrew Savchenko wrote: > > On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 23:47:35 -0600 Dale wrote: > >> Howdy, > >> > >> Some may recall me mentioning using LastPass to manage my passwords.  > >> Obviously, it can generate very strong passwords that are different for > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-10 Thread Dale
Andrew Savchenko wrote: > On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 23:47:35 -0600 Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> Some may recall me mentioning using LastPass to manage my passwords.  >> Obviously, it can generate very strong passwords that are different for >> each site.  It can also remember them as well which makes

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-10 Thread Andrew Savchenko
On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 23:47:35 -0600 Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > Some may recall me mentioning using LastPass to manage my passwords.  > Obviously, it can generate very strong passwords that are different for > each site.  It can also remember them as well which makes things more > secure than using

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Dale
Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2/4/2019, 8:10:57 PM, Dale wrote: >> Tanstaafl wrote: >>> I've been using a little Firefox Addon called Passwordmaker for many, >>> many years, and despite all of its warts, I've been loathe to give it >>> up, even though it will never be upgraded to work as a WebExtension.

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2/4/2019, 8:10:57 PM, Dale wrote: > Tanstaafl wrote: >> I've been using a little Firefox Addon called Passwordmaker for many, >> many years, and despite all of its warts, I've been loathe to give it >> up, even though it will never be upgraded to work as a WebExtension. >> >> 2 things I loved

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 10:13:44 GMT Dale wrote: > >> After seeing your reply, I realize I just type the command and it >> prompts me for a password. I ctrl c to exit. Well, ain't that >> something? You can stop laughing now. ;-) >> >> It seems to think helloworld and

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 10:13:44 GMT Dale wrote: > After seeing your reply, I realize I just type the command and it > prompts me for a password. I ctrl c to exit. Well, ain't that > something? You can stop laughing now. ;-) > > It seems to think helloworld and reallysecurepassword is

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Dale
Michael Schwartzkopff wrote: > Am 05.02.19 um 10:55 schrieb Mick: >> On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 06:48:53 GMT Dale wrote: >> >>> Sort of picking a random message to reply to here. Someone sent a reply >>> off list about checking passwords on my system with tools available. >>> They also mentioned

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 06:48:53 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Sort of picking a random message to reply to here. Someone sent a reply >> off list about checking passwords on my system with tools available. >> They also mentioned not trusting strength meters which I can get since >> they

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Michael Schwartzkopff
Am 05.02.19 um 10:55 schrieb Mick: > On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 06:48:53 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Sort of picking a random message to reply to here. Someone sent a reply >> off list about checking passwords on my system with tools available. >> They also mentioned not trusting strength meters which

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-05 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 06:48:53 GMT Dale wrote: > Sort of picking a random message to reply to here. Someone sent a reply > off list about checking passwords on my system with tools available. > They also mentioned not trusting strength meters which I can get since > they pass some obvious

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:17:13 +, Mick wrote: > >>> https://xkcd.com/936/ >> Not strictly true ... the crackers would probably use rainbow tables >> attacks first. Also, it isn't fair to compare an 11 character passwd >> against a 25 character passwd. For the *same*

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Dale
Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2/4/2019, 12:47:35 AM, Dale wrote: >> Thing is, with today's computing power, it really isn't anymore. >> While no one could just guess it, it could be cracked/hacked I'm >> sure. I need to come up with a new one that meets the requirements I >> just mentioned. Strong,

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Roger J. H. Welsh
Hi Dale, On Sun, Feb 03, 2019 at 11:47:35PM -0600 , Dale wrote: > How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being > hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above? I have a script for generating passwords the way I like (basically diceware on bash). Something

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2/4/2019, 12:47:35 AM, Dale wrote: > Thing is, with today's computing power, it really isn't anymore. > While no one could just guess it, it could be cracked/hacked I'm > sure. I need to come up with a new one that meets the requirements I > just mentioned. Strong, easy to remember, easy to

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Lee Clagett
On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 23:47:35 -0600 Dale wrote: > Howdy, > [...snip...] > > How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being > hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above?  I've > googled and found some ideas but if I use the same method, well, how > many others

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Laurence Perkins
On Sun, 2019-02-03 at 23:47 -0600, Dale wrote: > > > How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being > hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above? I've > googled > and found some ideas but if I use the same method, well, how many > others > are using that

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 8:21 AM Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:17:13 +, Mick wrote: > > > > https://xkcd.com/936/ > > > > Not strictly true ... the crackers would probably use rainbow tables > > attacks first. Also, it isn't fair to compare an 11 character passwd > > against

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:17:13 +, Mick wrote: > > https://xkcd.com/936/ > > Not strictly true ... the crackers would probably use rainbow tables > attacks first. Also, it isn't fair to compare an 11 character passwd > against a 25 character passwd. For the *same* number of characters >

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Mick
On Monday, 4 February 2019 10:37:03 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:24:27 +, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being > > > hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above? I've > > > googled and found some

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:24:27 +, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being > > hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above? I've > > googled and found some ideas but if I use the same method, well, how > > many others are using

Re: [gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-04 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday, 4 February 2019 05:47:35 GMT Dale wrote: > How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being > hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above? I've googled > and found some ideas but if I use the same method, well, how many others > are using that same

[gentoo-user] Coming up with a password that is very strong.

2019-02-03 Thread Dale
Howdy, Some may recall me mentioning using LastPass to manage my passwords.  Obviously, it can generate very strong passwords that are different for each site.  It can also remember them as well which makes things more secure than using just a few passwords for all sites.  One for things like