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| pass [2023/06/26 21:26] – created Alan Shea | pass [2025/07/23 16:15] (current) – Alan Shea |
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| ======PassPhrase Generator== | ======PassPhrase Generator== |
| [[http://xkcd.com/936/ |{{ https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png?400|Through 20 years of effort we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess. }}]] | [[http://xkcd.com/936/ |{{ https://www.metatek.org/_media/wiki/xkcd_936_password_strength.png?w=400&tok=4df664|Through 20 years of effort we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess. }}]] |
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| Inspired by the xkcd comic: ((Code borrowed under BSD license from http://www.passphra.se, with longer word list from [[https://www.wordfrequency.info/free.asp?s=y |www.wordfrequency.info]].)) | Inspired by the xkcd comic: ((Code borrowed under BSD license from http://www.passphra.se, with longer word list from [[https://www.wordfrequency.info/free.asp?s=y |www.wordfrequency.info]].)) |
| <script src="/passphrase.js" language="JavaScript" gapi_processed="true"></script> | <script src="/passphrase.js" language="JavaScript" gapi_processed="true"></script> |
| </html> | </html> |
| </WRAP> | |
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| <WRAP round info 90%> | * Add **//at least one//** randomly //capitalized letter// (not the first letter of a word) and a //numeral// and/or //punctuation// to make your password significantly stronger (harder for computers to guess). |
| * **This password is generated entirely in your browser**; the server has no possible way to record which password you choose. | |
| * //Add __at least one__ randomly capitalized letter //(not the first letter of a word)// and a numeral or punctuation// to make your password significantly stronger (harder for computers to guess). | |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> |
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| [[https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/|{{:wiki:security.org_how-secure-is-my-password.png?nolink&200 |}}]] | |
| | <WRAP round left info 90%> |
| | **This password is generated entirely in your browser**; the server has no possible way to record which password you choose. |
| | </WRAP> <WRAP clear/> |
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| | <WRAP noprint> |
| | [[https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/|{{https://www.metatek.org/_media/wiki/security.org_how-secure-is-my-password.png?w=200&tok=8562ec |}}]] </WRAP> |
| To test relative strength, copy and paste one of the suggested passwords into one of these testing sites to see how long it might take for a computer to brute-force guess your password: \\ | To test relative strength, copy and paste one of the suggested passwords into one of these testing sites to see how long it might take for a computer to brute-force guess your password: \\ |
| * https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/ | * https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/ |
| * https://zxcvbn-ts.github.io/zxcvbn/demo/ | * https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/ ((https://zxcvbn-ts.github.io/zxcvbn/demo/)) |
| <WRAP pagebreak></WRAP> | <WRAP pagebreak></WRAP> |
| <WRAP center round tip 60%> | <WRAP center round tip 60%> |
| Further discussion on the tradeoff between length and password complexity to make passwords more secure: https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/are-your-passwords-in-the-green | Further discussion on the tradeoff between length and password complexity to make passwords more secure: https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/are-your-passwords-in-the-green |
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| [[https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/are-your-passwords-in-the-green|{{:wiki:hivesystems.io_password_table.png?nolink&400 |}}]] <WRAP clear/> | [[https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/are-your-passwords-in-the-green|{{https://www.metatek.org/_media/wiki/hivesystems.io_password_table.png?w=400&tok=0bb42c |}}]] <WRAP clear/> |
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