Pass Phrases

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Sorry, there is no way regular people are going to remember pass words or phrases with more than about 50-bits worth of information in them--and even doing that well is going to be rare.

I just pick a sentence and use either the first letter of each word or the last. If I pick a verse of a song that makes it easy to remember. If you're willing to chance a little less security of the phrase, pick one from a book or CD you have near your terminal - I have four or five hundred paperbacks within 10 feet of my terminal. It is very easy to remember "book x, chapter 5 paragraphs 8 through 12." If you feel paranoid, add 1 letter to each of the letters derived from your special phrase or some similar modifying function. jpb@gate.net