To add my $0.02... Things like bible passages also form good passwords - e.g. Genesis1:1 has everything you needed in a good password. Special characters, upper & lower case, alpha numeric.
themolk. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Malayter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:20 AM > To: MSWinNT Discussions > Subject: RE: password > > > I have a pretty good VBSscript password generator at > http://web.bai.org/pwdgen.vbs.txt. Copy the contents into a > text file and > call it pwdgen.vbs. > > It uses combinations of dictionary words and non-alphabetic > characters to > produce strong (>40 bits of entropy) passwords that are easy > to remember. > > People say using dictionary words is bad, but that's not true > if you use > them right. If you randomly pick 2 words from a 36,000 word > dictionary, then > add two non-lowercase characters, you get 36,0000 * 36,000 * > 68 * 68 = ~5.9 > trillion combinations. Assuming you seed the random number > generator well > (my script allows it) an attacker will have to try more than 2^41 > combinations on average to brute-force your password. This is > stronger than > an 8-character password made up of random letters and > numbers, and is much > easier to remember. I got this idea from http://www.diceware.com. > > My script will also generate really, really tough, completely random > passwords (>56 bits) if desired. > > > :::Ryan Malayter, MCSE > :::Bank Administration Institute > :::Chicago, Illinois, USA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:56 AM > > To: MSWinNT Discussions > > Subject: RE: password > > > > > > Thanks Andrew. Hope I can find a good one. Which one do you use? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > > Andrew S. Bounds > > Sent: Monday, 7 January 2002 10:53 PM > > To: MSWinNT Discussions > > Subject: RE: password > > > > Anything under seven characters can be cracked in a laughable > > amount of time. The password should contain at least alpha > > and numeric characters. You can increase the complexity of > > the password by using symbols and upper or lower case. > > > > As far as formula, that would be a bad thing. There are a > > couple random password generators available check your > > favorite search engine. > > > > Enjoy, > > > > Andrew S. Bounds > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 6:30 AM > > To: MSWinNT Discussions > > Subject: password > > > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > Is there a formula how to create a good administrator's > > password? Each time I am setting up a new server, I am having > > great difficulty to think of a good password. Any tips here > > would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > BY > > > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
