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1996-07-22 - Re: Length of passphrase beneficial?

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From: Paul Foley <paul@mycroft.actrix.gen.nz>
To: richieb@teleport.com
Message Hash: d6a54c12237e23efdaed3c4081a1f3fb48cb64b013466d2ed91d2b5ada4dc058
Message ID: <199607220428.QAA11049@mycroft.actrix.gen.nz>
Reply To: <Pine.SUN.3.92.960721111918.11352A-100000@julie.teleport.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-22 10:14:37 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:14:37 +0800

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From: Paul Foley <paul@mycroft.actrix.gen.nz>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:14:37 +0800
To: richieb@teleport.com
Subject: Re: Length of passphrase beneficial?
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.92.960721111918.11352A-100000@julie.teleport.com>
Message-ID: <199607220428.QAA11049@mycroft.actrix.gen.nz>
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Rich Burroughs <richieb@teleport.com> wrote:

   > Actual Question:
   > Does the length and randomness of a passphrase contribute at all
   > to the overall security of a cryptosystem?

   Actual short answer: yes :)

Answer in his particular case, however: no

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