Re: Someone said 256 bits is not enough

bealoid <signup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:87skz2gm1w.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

[snip]

What's this hangup about the data being a 'language'? It's just
data. People string these data together in certain ways, what
logic or reasoning they use is irrelevant, all that matters is
that a good probabilistic model of what set of tokens you expect
to follow a particular context can be built that permits more
accurate prediction than without that context.

Does that mean I'm more or less safe by using a diceware passphrase than
some other passphrase?

That depends on what the 'other passphrase' is?

Is it better to buy shares in Sony than other companies?

Phil
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