Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Frame Border

Hi :)
Wow, so i stumbled on a weak form of something that could be used to generate 
very strong passwords.  I don't take it quite so far for forums and such-like.
Regards from
Tom :)



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From: Dave Barton <db@tasit.net>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Sun, 4 September, 2011 22:26:57
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Frame Border

-------- Original Message  --------
From: soumalya ray <drsoumalya@gmail.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 19:17:33 +0530

> could you plz share the algorithm,if possible?
>
> On 4 September 2011 18:02, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi :)
> > Ahh, i have 3 usernames with 1 being my top preference and the other 2 only
> > if
> > i'm not allowed to use my favourite one.  Then i generate passwords from a
> > fairly simple  algorithm applied to the website's name.  Where i need
> > greater
> > security i just extend that algorithm.
> >
> >
> > So, even without writing down a list of passwords i can usually work out
> > what my
> > password probably was - which is useful since i am not always at the same
> > location.  Writing the passwords and usernames in a text-file can be useful
> > but
> > then it's tricky trying to give it a good name and hiding it's location so
> > that
> > only you can access it easily.
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)

For real password security algorithms see:
https://www.grc.com/otg/goals.htm
The the discussion about the details of this system can be found here:
http://media.grc.com/sn/sn-315-lq.mp3
and
http://media.grc.com/sn/sn-316-lq.mp3

HTH
Dave


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