Re: Password creating Theories

From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (bugtraq_at_planetcobalt.net)
Date: 11/15/05

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    Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:11:42 +0100
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com

    On 2005-11-11 Jennifer Fountain wrote:
    > 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!

    Random. Mixed case, digits and special characters. No less than 12
    characters. As to pronounceability: I expect superusers to be able to
    memorize stuff like that, pronounceable or not.

    Regards
    Ansgar Wiechers 

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