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From: dhesi@sun505.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Auto-generated Passwords
Message-ID: <951@cirrusl.UUCP>
Date: 8 Oct 89 03:08:58 GMT
References: <722@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM>
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Reply-To: dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi)
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In article <722@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM> espo@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM (Bob Esposito) writes:
>	Does anyone have a program that generates random passwords for
>	Unix?  Any info would be appreciated.  Please RSVP vai E-mail.

Not a program, but here's an algorithm

1.   Think of a common six-character word.

2.   Embed in it two of the following characters:

     ! $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { [ } ] ~ ` : ; " ' < , > . ? / |

Th$e r!es^ult i()s a/]]n e{*ight-c=ha+ract=er p<a:sswor>d t?h=at i-&s
q$?uite e$as*y t((o r%_emem(ber a%.nd n_?early i}mpo`ss~ible t+~o
g``uess.

Rahul Dhesi <dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com>
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