1994-07-04 - Re: Pass Phrase Clarification

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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-07-04 04:52:58 UTC
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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.cs.hmc.edu>
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 94 21:52:58 PDT
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Pass Phrase Clarification
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> Hardly a major security risk if you pick something obscure.

Obscurity is no substitute for strong random numbers...  You can
pick your passphrases however you want, but I hope they're not
ftpable from ftp.uwp.edu.

   Eli   ebrandt@hmc.edu






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