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