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Date:      Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:12:14 -0400
From:      Andrew Berry <andrewberry@sentex.net>
To:        Modulok <modulok@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Secure password generation...blasphemy!
Message-ID:  <F2B9645D-2CCD-417C-81C1-77FA24862C93@sentex.net>
In-Reply-To: <64c038660908031928v15a76d15g5599e6f3fef936e1@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <64c038660908031928v15a76d15g5599e6f3fef936e1@mail.gmail.com>

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On 3-Aug-09, at 10:28 PM, Modulok wrote:

> I need a way to generate a lot of secure passwords. So, I read all
> about it. Either people are getting way carried away, or I'm missing
> something...

Take a look at pwgen (it's in ports). If you're really needing *very*  
secure passwords, it makes more sense to audit existing code then to  
write your own. The passwords it generates can quite easily be strong  
enough to prevent most automated attacks.

--Andrew



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