[gentoo-user] Re: Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.

2023-09-27 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 19/09/2023 08:36, Dale wrote: In the real world tho, how do people reading this make passwords that no one could ever guess? I use nonsensical phrases that also contain symbols instead of words. For example "all stars and cats for pies": all*s I can memorize those.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.

2023-09-20 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 04:51:36PM -0400 schrieb Rich Freeman: > > > Anyway, when I do that and use the new passwords successfully, I make a > > > backup copy and on my rig, I can encrypt it with a right click. I then > > > shred the original. > > > > Just on a sidenote, once you’re on an SSD,

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.

2023-09-20 Thread Rich Freeman
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 4:22 PM Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > Am Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 11:49:24PM -0500 schrieb Dale: > > > Anyway, when I do that and use the new passwords successfully, I make a > > backup copy and on my rig, I can encrypt it with a right click. I then > > shred the original. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.

2023-09-20 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 11:49:24PM -0500 schrieb Dale: > Anyway, when I do that and use the new passwords successfully, I make a > backup copy and on my rig, I can encrypt it with a right click.  I then > shred the original. Just on a sidenote, once you’re on an SSD, shredding has no use and is

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.

2023-09-19 Thread Dale
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2023-09-20, Dale wrote: > >> For websites, I really like Bitwarden.  I remember one password and it >> can generate passwords for all the websites I use.  The passwords it >> generates are pretty random.  For sites that don't allow symbols, I can >> turn that off.  The

[gentoo-user] Re: Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.

2023-09-19 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2023-09-20, Dale wrote: > For websites, I really like Bitwarden.  I remember one password and it > can generate passwords for all the websites I use.  The passwords it > generates are pretty random.  For sites that don't allow symbols, I can > turn that off.  The big point, I only remember