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Re: Algorithm for generating memorable passwords?

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Subject: Re: Algorithm for generating memorable passwords?
From: Fargo Holiday <fargo at rpgportland dot com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:20:42 -0700
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Well, I imagine you could build up a dictionary of words/phrases, then 
randomly join between x and y number of those words, then just run it 
through a converter to change it into l33tsp34k. I'm sure you could find 
some dictionary files to read in, to save some time. Note that these are 
likely dictionaries used by dictionary attack password crackers, so, uh, 
you know.

Still, I don't use particularly strong passwords and I've only ever run 
into a problem when 2 accounts on a machine had passwords that were the 
inverse of each other, and often had remote logins. Like, say, root was 
zxcvb and fex was bvcxz. This exposes yourself to all kinds of advanced 
packet sniffing and character deduction routines. Even so, my passwords 
now are more often than not nonsense words with some l33t garbage. Like 
f3x0n14, which would make sense to me, but isn't likely to be in a 
dictionary.

YMMV.

Good luck,
Fargo

Ian Piper wrote:
> Does anyone know whether any routines exist in RB for doing this (e.g  
> r3ALb45iCp3Ngu1N)? I have seen a UNIX program somewhere that does  
> this but would be interested in knowing of any RB code that could get  
> me going on making my own. I had a look in the archives but couldn't  
> see anything.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Ian.
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