ALT+NUMPAD ASCII Key Combos: The α and Ω of Creating Obscure Pas

ALT+NUMPAD ASCII Key Combos: The α and Ω of Creating Obscure Passwords As some Microsoft Operating System geeks know, you can type many more characters than are on a standard keyboard by using the ALT+NUMPAD combination technique. For example, by holding down the ALT key, typing 234 on the number pad, then releasing ALT gives you the Ω character. I'm writing this article mostly because when I search around for information on the topic of ALT+Number key combos I find pages that are lacking in details. Most of the pages I found are coming from the angle of using ALT+NUMPAD combinations as shortcuts for typing in non-English languages, but I have another use for them. Using ALT+NUMPAD can make for some very ugly passwords to crack. 1. 2. I'll cover the 2nd point more in an upcoming article. 1. 2. Microsoft has the following to say on the subject of ALT+NUM key codes: Shortly I'll explain explain the first two methods further. Links:

Pages de codes de MultiByteToWideChar() CP_ACP/CP_OEMCP MultiByteToWideChar() maps a character string to a wide-character string. The declaration of this application programming interface (API) is as follows: int MultiByteToWideChar(uCodePage, dwFlags, lpMultiByteStr, cchMultiByte, lpWideCharStr, cchWideChar) UINT uCodePage; /* codepage */ DWORD dwFlags; /* character-type options */ LPCSTR lpMultiByteStr; /* address of string to map */ int cchMultiByte; /* number of characters in string */ LPWSTR lpWideCharStr; /* address of wide-character buffer */ int cchWideChar; /* size of wide-character buffer */ The first parameter, uCodePage, specifies the codepage to be used when performing the conversion. This discussion applies to the first parameter of WideCharToMultiByte() as well. The codepage can be any valid codepage number. CP_ACP ANSI codepage CP_OEMCP OEM (original equipment manufacturer) codepage CP_ACP instructs the API to use the currently set default Windows ANSI codepage.

Convertisseur de caractères et de codages Unicode Cette page permet des conversions entre les numéros de caractères Unicode, les caractères eux-mêmes, les différents type d'échappements JavasSCript, les codages UTF-8 et UTF-16 et les appels de caractère numériques (hex et décimaux). Tapez ou collez du texte dans une des boîtes (séparez les valeurs hex par des espaces) et appuyez sur Tab ou cliquez hors de la boîte : les conversions apparaîtront dans les autres boîtes. Vous pouvez alors copier-coller les résultats où bon vous semble. Tous les caractères ici sont Unicode. Cliquez sur au-dessus d'une boîte pour en sélectionner le contenu et le copier dans le presse-papier.