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On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:27:32 -0600 Dale wrote: |
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> Andrew Savchenko wrote: |
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> > On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 23:47:35 -0600 Dale wrote: |
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> >> Howdy, |
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> >> |
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> >> Some may recall me mentioning using LastPass to manage my passwords. |
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> >> Obviously, it can generate very strong passwords that are different for |
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> >> each site. It can also remember them as well which makes things more |
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> >> secure than using just a few passwords for all sites. One for things |
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> >> like financial sites, maybe a less secure one for some site you still |
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> >> want reasonably secure and a even weaker one for sites you don't care |
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> >> about hacking, and hackers likely won't either. I know some people who |
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> >> do this even today. Heck, ages ago, I was one of them. Things change |
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> >> tho. Some passwords can be hacked in seconds by a desktop computer, |
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> >> including my own if I had the software and knowledge to do it. |
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> >> |
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> >> The one thing about most all password managers, they have a master |
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> >> password. That one password unlocks the rest. Trick is, having that |
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> >> one be a good one that is easy to remember, type on a keyboard and be |
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> >> secure, virtually unhackable but also unforgettable. I've had what used |
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> >> to be a strong password for a while. Thing is, with today's computing |
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> >> power, it really isn't anymore. While no one could just guess it, it |
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> >> could be cracked/hacked I'm sure. I need to come up with a new one that |
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> >> meets the requirements I just mentioned. Strong, easy to remember, easy |
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> >> to type but won't forget. I've read that using maiden names, years of |
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> >> birth or whole dates of birth, actual names, pet's name, words in a |
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> >> dictionary and a whole list of other things makes it easier, especially |
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> >> if you post a lot on social media, for hackers to use against you. I'm |
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> >> trying to avoid that sort of thing obviously and have a couple ideas but |
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> >> am curious as to what method others use, without exposing to much detail |
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> >> since this is public. |
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> >> How do you, especially those who admin systems that are always being |
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> >> hacked at, generate strong passwords that meet the above? I've googled |
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> >> and found some ideas but if I use the same method, well, how many others |
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> >> are using that same method, if you know what I mean. ;-) Just looking |
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> >> for ideas. |
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> > 1) Install app-admin/apg. |
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> > 2) apg -a1 -m40 |
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> > Best regards, |
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> > Andrew Savchenko |
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> My password manager does that already. The password I was trying to |
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> come up with was the master password which I must easily remember, be |
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> secure and be easy to type. The other passwords I let the password |
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> manager generate and remember as well. I don't type those so they can |
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> be anything. |
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The line above is approximately the same how I got one of my master |
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passwords. It is not that hard to remember 30-40 random chars. |
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Just try typing them several hundred times. I'm serious. |
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> Goes to show tho, there is yet another tool to come up with passwords. |
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> lol |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Best regards, |
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Andrew Savchenko |