Xref: utzoo comp.unix.wizards:13144 news.sysadmin:1805 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!husc6!yale!spock!epsilon!jlg From: jlg@epsilon.UUCP (My account ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,news.sysadmin Subject: Re: Worm/Passwords Summary: Random rememberer Message-ID: <101@epsilon.UUCP> Date: 3 Dec 88 18:21:50 GMT References: <22401@cornell.UUCP> <4627@rayssd.ray.com> <251@ispi.UUCP> <13@herron.uucp> Organization: Omega Dynamics , Wallingford Ct. EPSILON Lines: 18 A quick and easy way of adding a catch to a common word password is to imbed a number in it. Such as then password - pencil - when I add the first 3 numbers of my ssn it becomes - pen040cil - . All I have to do is remember the password and the numbers and where I decided to place them in the password. Also it further increases the difficulty of the password if I spell the result backwards (Drives people who are looking over your shoulder *NUTS* ) -- John Grzesiak -- Omega Dynamics 47 Spring Street Wallingford Ct 06492 Opinions expressed are mine and not attributable to any companies that may employ my services. "When we are born we cry that we are come , to this great stage of fools"