[Discuss] ssh keys question

[Bill Horne]

On 6/17/2016 7:31 PM, Kent Borg wrote:
> On 06/17/2016 02:20 PM, Rich Braun wrote:
>> You should also encrypt your private key with a passphrase, using 
>> 'ssh-keygen
>> -p'. The ssh-agent allows you to use it repeatedly for the duration of a
>> session without having to retype the password multiple times.
>
> If you think anyone motivated might ever get a hold of your encrypted 
> file, use a *really* good passphrase. Something in excess of 100-bits 
> of entropy in it.

Out of curiosity, please tell me how entropy is measured, and how many 
bits of entropy are in the string "ysywlmtihtg". TIA.

Bill Horne

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