Re: Password security
Bob Toxen via Ale <[email protected]>
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Yes, thanks for remembering. About that long to decrypt my GPG-encrypted files and root passwords, almost as long to access my WiFi access points. Bob On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 07:53:03PM -0500, William Bagwell via Ale wrote: > And long! Remember meeting you at an install fest over 20 years ago. Someone > watching you log in commented "Wow, your password must be 25 characters." > Forget your exact answer, either Yes or Longer, was not shorter. > -- > William Bagwell > > On Friday, November 07, 2025 02:47:50 PM Bob Toxen via Ale wrote: > > See my book page 43: > > "A password should not be ... that others would associate with the > > person. > > ... > > References to your employer or associates" > > > > Bob Toxen > > bob-z5aK1Qzqv/r5/[email protected] [Please use for email to me] > > http://www.verysecurelinux.com [Network&Linux security consulting] > > http://www.realworldlinuxsecurity.com [My book:"Real World Linux Security > > 2/e"] Retired from Quality Linux & UNIX security and SysAdmin & software > > consulting since 1990. > > Retired from Quality spam and virus filters. > > _______________________________________________ > Ale mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale > See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at > http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo _______________________________________________ Ale mailing list [email protected] https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo