[clue] My password rant

[Adrian Nagle]

Seriously, I use KeePass password database to keep track of all of my
passwords.  But the library keeps it easy and uses your phone number.
That way anyone who knows my card number can check out bomb making
books without me knowing, until I have to pay the late fines.

Another note, how often is the idea of using foreign languages used in
generating passwords?  With accented characters, you would have more
than 26 alpha characters.  My fear is always not having those
characters easily available on the computer I'm using.  Also, using
somewhat common phrases/quotes in a foreign language helps with
generating passwords.

Adrian

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:52 AM, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> Which library and what's your user-name? I'll fetch it for you. :-)
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Adrian Nagle" <anagle at naglenet.org>
>> To: "CLUE's mailing list" <clue at cluedenver.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:44:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [clue] My password rant
>>
>> Lorin, thanks for the tip.  I'll check it out.
>>
>> It's been a while since I checked out a book; does anyone remember my
>> password for the library?  It is 9 characters, included upper and
>> lower case......
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Lorin Ricker <Lorin at rickernet.us>
>> wrote:
>> > For a really good discussion/study of entropy as related to
>> > communication theory (Shannon), get and read James Gleick's latest
>> > book
>> > "The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood" (Pantheon, 2011,
>> > ISBN
>> > 978-0375423727), easily found in your public library or on Amazon.
>> >  This
>> > is highly recommended reading for all interested in the history and
>> > theory of communications and information theory.
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