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Re: CVE Request: pwgen


From: Solar Designer <solar () openwall com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 05:47:09 +0400

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 01:33:48AM +0000, Michael Samuel wrote:
The default mode of this program generates extremely low entropy passwords - 
It is probably worth changing the default to "secure" mode and removing 
phonemes mode, to avoid putting users at risk.

Yes.  You have seen the thread on pwgen from last year, right? -

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/6

(Use the "thread-prev" link for more messages from that thread.)

Alexander


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