On 2010-02-23 13:19 PM, Paul Rubin wrote:
I find it's most practical to use a few random words (chosen from a word
list like /usr/dict/words) rather than random letters. Words are easier
to remember and type.
You might look at the site www.diceware.com for an approach to this,
which you can implement with a program. The docs there are pretty
thoughtful and may help you understand the relevant issues.
I like RFC 1751 for this:
http://gitweb.pycrypto.org/?p=crypto/pycrypto-2.x.git;a=blob;f=lib/Crypto/Util/RFC1751.py;h=1c98a212c22066adabfee521b495eeb4f9d7232b;hb=HEAD
Shortened URL:
http://tr.im/Pv9B
--
Robert Kern
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco
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