> I also have an Excel spreadsheet that generates HEX and > ASCII random 64 bit keys (you can make longer keys by > running it more than once). If anyone thinks this would > be useful, they can get a copy from my website: > http://mwburden.home.attbi.com/MakeKey.xls > (On the REALLY off chance that anyone is interested, my > homepage is http://mwburden.home.attbi.com. It's > mostly there as a place to show some photos). > > Note that the random HEX string and the random ASCII > string generated by this spreadsheet are NOT equivalent.
Actually, the HEX string generated is 64 bit, the ASCII string generated is 256 bit. All other things (read: key length) equal, it's better to use the HEX string than the ASCII string, since the HEX string can use all possible characters but the ASCII string limits itself to printable characters. Mike Burden Lynk Systems http://www.lynk.com (616)532-4985 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the digest version first unsubscribe, then e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive of the last 1000 messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/gb-users@;gta.com
