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If you're having problems thinking of a good passphrase, there's https://www.xkpasswd.net https://www.xkpasswd.net, but if you're uncomfortable with doing that

If you're having problems thinking of a good passphrase, there's https://www.xkpasswd.net https://www.xkpasswd.net, but if you're uncomfortable with doing that in-browser, there's a bash one-liner[0] and a Python program[1] that do the job well. [0]: echo $(grep "^[^']\{3,5\}$" /usr/share/dict/words|shuf -n4) # Try different dictionary files if you want a less complex passphrase. [1]: https://github.com/redacted/XKCD-password-generator https://github.com/redacted/XKCD-password-generator

unhammer 14y ago
Though if you can use a less common language than English, you might get an even better passphrase. I know the Passphrase FAQ says using another language doesn't make your passphrase harder to guess[0], but having worked a bit with language tech, I'm pretty sure that's only true under certain "ideal conditions". Most lang. tech is extremely English-focused, if there's a new development, it always happens with English first. In non-English languages, OTOH, it can be a challenge simply to find a good dictionary, and finding the corpora to do the kind of rating done by lsb's algorithm is even harder. Of course, if the "other language" is French/German/Spanish, sure, it's probably not much safer. But if you're lucky enough to know a more marginalised language, I'd say go with it. [0]: http://www.iusmentis.com/security/passphrasefaq/practical/#WhatifIuseanotherlanguage http://www.iusmentis.com/security/passphrasefaq/practical/#W...