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--- pass [2019/07/04 14:14] – [Passphrase] Alan Shea
+++ pass [2022/06/13 17:57] – Alan Shea
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 [[http://xkcd.com/936/ |{{ https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png?400|Through 20 years of effort we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess. }}]]
-Inspired by the xkcd comic:((Code borrowed from https://passphra.se, with longer word list from [[https://www.wordfrequency.info/free.asp?s=y |www.wordfrequency.info]].))
+Inspired by the xkcd comic: ((Code borrowed under open-source license from https://passphra.se, with longer word list from [[https://www.wordfrequency.info/free.asp?s=y |www.wordfrequency.info]].))
 <blockquote>Through 20 years of effort we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess. <cite>http://xkcd.com/936/</cite> </blockquote>
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-This password is generated entirely in your browser; the server has no possible way to record which password you choose.
+  * This password is generated entirely in your browser; the server has no possible way to record which password you choose.
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+  * Adding at least one randomly capitalized letter and a numeral or punctuation will make your password significantly stronger (harder for computers to guess).
+  * To test relative strength, copy and paste one of the suggested passwords into one of these testing sites to see how long it might take for a computer to brute-force crack your password (trying every possible choice):
+[[https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/|{{:wiki:security.org_how-secure-is-my-password.png?nolink&200 |}}]]
+  * https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/
+  * https://zxcvbn-ts.github.io/zxcvbn/demo/
-  * A cryptographically stronger password generator (better random seed) can be found at http://fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/pass_phrase.html
+<WRAP center round tip 60%>
+Length is the most important part of a password!
+</WRAP>
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+  * A cryptographically stronger password generator (better random "seed") can be found at:((The fact that many people use this password service is in effect an additional random seed and makes it difficult for an attacker to predict the order of passwords that will be generated for any particular user. A random "seed" created for each user would increase the entropy of the sequence that passwords are selected. The random seed for this service is regenerated regularly, but not for every visit.))
+    * http://fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/pass_phrase.html
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 ==Disclaimer==
 We are not responsible for any consequence of choosing a password here. Your password is your choice!
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