[Gllug] Random password generation

[Bruce Richardson]

On 9/11/01, 10:44:26 AM, Gordon Joly <gordon.joly at pobox.com> wrote 
regarding Re: [Gllug] Random password generation:


> >FWIR of using crack, it doesnt just go thru a dictionary of words, it
> >takes each word in turn and applies transpositions and substitutions.  
so
> >letters get moved arround, upper and lower casing is applied, aswell as
> >swapping o's for 0's, i's for 1's etc etc.

Correct.  Any variation on a simple dictionary word or common name is 
going to be cracked in a reasonable time.

-- 

Bruce

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