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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: a thought about UNIX login security
Message-ID: <173@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 21:58:14 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 15 21:58:14 1983
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I usually go for the random-word-from-a-dictionary approach.  I find
some large book near at hand, open and point ``at random'', and pick
a word that way.  Has anyone tried password-analysis with real words?
Is it a ridiculous idea in the first place?

				- Chris
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