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I find that the brain is just optimized to remember language and language-like constructs. It's not a trick; you've sunk decades into training your brain to do
by jrootabega 5y ago
I find that the brain is just optimized to remember language and language-like constructs. It's not a trick; you've sunk decades into training your brain to do it. Words, phrases, 6/7 digit numbers like phone numbers, etc. Being able to pronounce them out loud or internally is a huge part of it. So it's just easier to remember the same amount of entropy with such a secret compared with other methods.
Diceware is the older brother of this method:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diceware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diceware
- throw0101a 5y agoMore recent versions of Ubuntu have a "diceware" utility that you can run, but there are also web sites: * https://www.rempe.us/diceware/#eff https://www.rempe.us/diceware/#eff
- Digit-Al 5y agoA few years ago I wrote a diceware generator at work and used it to generate my login passwords. But then they changed the complexity requirements and I couldn't use that method any more. I was most disappointed.