Using Common Phrases Makes Your Passphrase Password Useless: Here’s How to Pick a Better Phrase. How to Audit and Update Your Passwords. Passphra.se - Generate long, easy-to-remember passwords. The button below will generate a random phrase consisting of four common words. According to yesterday’s xkcd strip, such phrases are hard to guess (even by brute force), but easy to remember, making them interesting password choices. It’s a novel idea, but xkcd stops short of actually recommending such passwords, and so will I. Use at your own peril! I’m not responsible for anything that happens as a result of your password choice.
In case you missed the strip, here it is: Other generators have popped up online, but unlike most of those, this generator only uses common English words. The xkcd strip suggests 11 “bits of entropy” per word, which can be achieved using a list of 211 = 2048 words. It’s hard to be convinced about every detail in the strip, but it really had me thinking. What do you think? As far as password management goes, I’ve personally found KeePass to be an excellent solution. How to Build a (Nearly) Hack-Proof Password System with LastPass and a Thumb Drive. How to Stop Flicking Through a Million Movie Options and Pick Something to Watch.
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