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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