Re: Simple Password Dictionary

From: Bill Unruh (unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 10/31/02 

From: unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh)
Date: 31 Oct 2002 02:43:32 GMT

name@company.com writes:

]On 30 Oct 2002 14:12:06 -0800, george.cutrell@nextel.com (George
]Cutrell) wrote:

]>Does anyone know the whereabouts of a simple password English
]>dictionary that has been filtered of objectionable words? We're
]>looking to use simple words in combination with numbers and special
]>characters to create initial passwords for system generated users
]>accounts. Obviously these passwords should not contain objectionable
]>words that would be offensive.
]>
]>Thanks,
]>George Cutrell
]>Nextel Communications, Inc.

]Many ISPs use something like this but they are not dictionary words -
]they are nonsense words and usually include a special character or
]two.
]Do a search on google and you'll find all sorts of freeware,
]shareware, etc.
]Here's a free javascript password generator:
]http://www.wonderwinds.com/JavaScripts/password_generator_running.htm

#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
        char c[32],*cp;
        int i;
        FILE *fn;
        fn=fopen("/dev/urandom","r");
        fscanf(fn,"%32c",c);
        cp=c;
        for(i=0;i<8;i++)
        { int j=0;
                while ((j<33 || j>126) && cp<c+32)
                j=((unsigned int)((cp++)[0]))&0x7f;
              if(cp<c+32)
                printf("%c",j);
              else
               {
                fprintf(stderr,"8 printable characters not found--try
again\n"); exit(1);
               }
        }
        printf("\n");
        exit(0);
}

Which will print out a list of 8 random printable characters.
You could test these against dictionary words afterwards, but the
chances are small of getting a word.