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Re: Password entropy
From: Harold Winshel <winshel () CAMDEN RUTGERS EDU>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:30:30 -0400
I'm not real clear on the "entropy" concept but it has something to do with the pattern? At 07:45 PM 7/19/2006, Basgen, Brian wrote:
Scott, > Which is a better password? > > abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz > 1angtPalftm The second one is better by far. Cracking time is a function of entropy, the more basic the pattern, the less entropy. The first 'password' you show has a very simple pattern. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brian Basgen IT Systems Architect, Security Pima Community College
Harold Winshel Computing and Instructional Technologies Faculty of Arts & Sciences Rutgers University, Camden Campus 311 N. 5th Street, Room B36 Armitage Hall Camden NJ 08102 (856) 225-6669 (O)
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