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| Newer page: | version 21 | Last edited on Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:14:04 am | by DouglasRoyds | Revert |
| Older page: | version 17 | Last edited on Sunday, December 26, 2004 4:26:31 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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-!!PerryLorier's prefered
and highly recommended way of choosing passwords
+!!PerryLorier's preferred
and highly recommended way of choosing passwords
<pre>
- cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc ' -~' | fold -w 20 | head -1
+ cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc ' -~
~' | fold -w 20 | head -n
1
</pre>
His new password is <tt>_]}e9pgU5-u6_hr~[KF|*</tt>.
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Another popular method is to take the first letter of each word in a line from a song (eg ''I want to ride my bicycle'' -> <tt>iw2rmb</tt>)
Pick a password that sounds like an English word, and people are more likely to remember it. A good Java password generator can be found at http://www.multicians.org/thvv/gpw.html.
-If none of these methods are to your liking, you can always set your password to <tt>gandalf</tt>. This is highly original, and noone
is likely to think of it.
+If none of these methods are to your liking, you can always set your password to <tt>gandalf</tt>. This is highly original, and no one
is likely to think of it.
You might find more information on the SecurityNotes page.
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