Date: 20 Nov 1998 16:19:24 -0600 From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl> Cc: Oleg Ogurok <oleg@ogurok.com>, ee123@rocketmail.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Password generator Message-ID: <86n25mdn2q.fsf@detlev.UUCP> In-Reply-To: Andrzej Bialecki's message of "Fri, 20 Nov 1998 19:42:55 %2B0100 (CET)" References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9811201940440.7359-100000@korin.warman.org.pl>
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>>> I'm looking for a password generator. >>> Does anybody know where I can found one? >> Well, you can look into a source code of DES, Kerberos, etc. >> Also, download Apache sources and look into "htpasswd" source. > Hmmm.. I think he asked about something as routines present e.g. in SCO, > and used in their standard passwd(1) program - they are able to generate > passwords which are pronouncable (they even give example pronounciation), > but don't form any sensible word. > Well, for now we don't have anything like this. A common algorithm is to alternate consanant sounds and vowel sounds. Usually a symbol or digit (or two) are thrown in somewhere. More detail is in the literature. I don't think that npasswd (http://www.utexas.edu/cc/unix/software/npasswd) has a password generator, although it's in general a decent password screener. passwd+ (ftp://ftp.dartmouth.edu/pub/security/) is also frequently recommended. I'll also point you at Mangle (ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/pub/utilities/pwtest/), which does more pertubations on passwords than most. Happy hacking, joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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