Length of passphrase beneficial?

[Paul Foley]

Rich Burroughs <richieb at teleport.com> wrote:

   > Actual Question:
   > Does the length and randomness of a passphrase contribute at all
   > to the overall security of a cryptosystem?

   Actual short answer: yes :)

Answer in his particular case, however: no

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