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[Discuss] deadmanish login?



On 1/31/2017 8:48 AM, Kent Borg wrote:
> "15-ladder-bamboo-sierra" is an easy password to remember and type, yet 
> it has 40-bits of entropy. Even if some bizarrely configured sshd 

It also uses dictionary words. Using dictionary words (read: not random)
reduces the effective entropy of the key.

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Rich P.



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