Re: Need to generate passwords

 Leif, what about getting past the 3 signon attempts that most shops use?
Is that easily gotten past?



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-------Original Message-------

From: midrange-l@midrange.com
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:28:08 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Need to generate passwords

From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com>

> My theory for a secure password is to randomly pick a word and attach

> a number to it. Grab any book, magazine, or dictionary. Open a page

> at random, close your eyes, and point. That word, plus the page

> number, is your new password.

>

> Secure? Probably just as good as a randomly generated license-plate

> number, and a lot easier to remember.

>


no not secure at all. This type of password can easily be guessed in
a few seconds using a traditional "dictionary" attack.