Re: "Proactive" Password Checking

[Zzzil () aol com]

>  Now consider the password "maryhadalittlelamb"  hard to crack, easy to 
> remember, not a problem for dictionary crackers.   Just tell users to put a 
> few words _together_ for security, like their favorite song lyric or 
> something.  
>  

How about m"8"al2? Mary ate a little lamb?
First letter of each word, substitute "8" for ate,
and two l's makes l-squared, and ask it as a question.
Same song, just a bit more interesting and less to type.
Ease of cracking just depends on how warped the person
configuring crack is, so give 'em a little of everything to
work with. That way the poor cracker won't feel like they're
wasting time trying to second guess you...

Probably just me, but I never met a machine-generated
password that I could remember.

Lizzz