Could work. But nonwords really remove the dictionary hacks entirely.
On Nov 21, 2011 8:11 PM, "Lisa Kachold" <
lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote:
> How about nursery rhymes using 1 st, 3rd or last character (or number)?
> Or music lyrics?
> On Nov 21, 2011 8:07 PM, "Stephen" <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I shoot for multisyllable nonsense that has a couple numbers tossed in.
>> Smooth it so I can pronounce it phonetically and bingo secure password I
>> don't forget. If you can say it you can remember it.
>> On Nov 21, 2011 6:21 PM, "Lisa Kachold" <lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I believe you win the password security award, Hawks,
>>> On Nov 21, 2011 1:41 PM, "Technomage Hawke" <technomage.hawke@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> this is why I use a long password string with random characters (pigeon
>>>> is so nice for this). usually I go with a character length longer than 20
>>>> characters. since these are very hard to remember, I keep them on a usb
>>>> dongle in an encrypted file. Because of this, I have only had to change my
>>>> password (because of a security issue) only twice in the last 5 years.
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure how the security specialists on the list would treat
>>>> this, but for me, it seems to be the best solution for the job at hand.
>>>>
>>>> also, I also never browse the web on a windows machine (safer that
>>>> way). I use OS X for most of my mail and web browsing stuff. I use linux
>>>> (as VINUX) for some development testing and for the above mentioned
>>>> password and security items. it also keeps me from losing those skills I
>>>> spent the last 16 years trying to use.
>>>>
>>>> -eric
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 21, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Before I left for Peru I got an email from Google telling me that
>>>> someone in China had accessed my gmail account and that I should change my
>>>> password unless it was me accessing my account from China. Well, I changed
>>>> my pass word. Then I went to Peru and was expecting them to send me another
>>>> email but one never arrived.
>>>> >
>>>> > Someone figured out a password of seven numerals and 3 letters!
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > :-)~MIKE~(-:
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