Re: FW: Password creating Theories

[Jonathan Loh <kj6loh () yahoo com>]

To make this even better add numbers to it.  

So 
"nitTfagMtcttAotC!" will become "n1tTfagMtcttA0tc!".
Or if you have somehing like
"Oh, say can you see, by the dawns early light,"
You can have
"05cucBtde1"  So you can mix it up.  Remember when developing a strategy there
is no hard and fast rule other than it has to be simple for you to remember. 
Some people rely on password databases, or handheld password "Remember-alls". 
The problem with those is that even if they are secure, you may not always have
access to them.
 

--- Christopher Carpenter <ccarpenter () dswa net> wrote:

> Hi Jennifer,
>
> Assuming their use is possible in your environment, passphrases, as
> opposed to passwords, will always be more secure.
>
> That said, whenever I want to create a relatively random password I use
> something like this password generator:
>
> http://www.winguides.com/security/password.php
>
> Alternatively, you can think of a phrase that means something to you,
> and create the password from the first character of each word in the
> phrase (or some variation therein).
>
> For example:
>
> The phrase "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
> country!" would become "nitTfagMtcttAotC!"  Notice I capitalized all of
> the nouns...this makes the password more complex, while providing a way
> to remember the proper case.  You may want to go further and add more
> punctuation, numbers and/or high ASCII.
>
> My two cents.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Fountain [mailto:jfountain () rbinc com] 
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 2:27 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Password creating Theories
>
> I am currently coming up with a new policy to create root/admin
> passwords for windows and linux boxes and would like to know your
> thoughts on the methods you use to create them.  Thanks for any input!
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>  
> Jennifer Fountain
> Systems Administrator/Security
> R&B Distribution
> 3400 E Walnut Street
> Colmar, PA  18915 
>
>
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