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From: brianm@sco.COM (Brian Moffet)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Password choices
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Date: 8 Jul 88 15:51:12 GMT
References: <1339@daisy.UUCP> <377@mfgfoc.UUCP>
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In article <377@mfgfoc.UUCP> exodus@mfgfoc.UUCP (Greg Onufer) writes:
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>Please:  DO NOT USE WORDS FOUND IN THE UNIX SYSTEM DICTIONARY.  FOR THAT

Actually, you can use words in the dictionary, as long as you mistype
them.  I have yet to see a password cracker look for the word
foobar when it is typed fppnar  (right hand off by 1 key).


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