Re: Pronounceable Password Generator
From: David Magda (dmagda+netgroups_at_ee.ryerson.ca)
Date: 05/03/03
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Date: 03 May 2003 11:44:08 -0400
"John E. Hadstate" <nospam@null.nil> writes:
> I have written a simple Java applet that generates pronounceable passwords
> that are unlikely to be found in any dictionary. If you go to the link
> below, you will see a link to the password generator, and right beside it, a
> link to the source code. Right-clicking the (Source Code) link and choosing
> "Save target as..." will get you a zip file containing the password.java
> file and a bunch of other rubbish maintained by Visual J++. The applet
> should need no privileges other than the normal Java sandbox.
>
> http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/h/jhadstat/javaapps.htm
FWIW, S/KEY (RFC 1760) has a mechnism for converting any 64-bit bit
number into a sequence of six short (1 to 4 letter) English words.
It could probably be extended to any bit length.
S/KEY was extended in RFC 1938 ("A One-Time Password System"). S/KEY
used MD4 as hash, OTP adds MD5 and SHA-1.
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