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]
