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We all know that passwords should not only be randomly generated, but also look random. The reason is that attackers can use patterns or existing words to be able to bruteforce the passwords faster, so a randomly generated pa… Continue reading What should a secure passphrase look like?
SSH and GPG each ask for passphrases during key generation. GPG also (at least from my experience) displays warnings if one is not provided and asks for confirmation that no security is indeed desirable.
Thus, it would seem,… Continue reading Assuming FDE, what are passphrases protecting GPG / SSH private keys useful for?
I encrypted important files with Veracrypt and I remember most of the password but some parts are forgotten. I need some advice as to what would be the most efficient way of getting the encryption password.
My operating syst… Continue reading Partially forgotten encryption password for Windows users
I encrypted important files with Veracrypt and I remember most of the password but some parts are forgotten. I need some advice as to what would be the most efficient way of getting the encryption password.
My operating system is Windows…. Continue reading Partially forgotten encryption password
I’m trying to put together a new PKI program for my company, and I’m a little turned around on the concept of Private Keys and passphrases.
We’d like to implement Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) to i… Continue reading SSL Certificates and Private Key passhprases
Since they won’t brute force a 19-char password,
I was wondering if the attacker’s dictionary is simply sorted by frequency? could these passwords have roughly the same strength?
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mailless larksome blamefu… Continue reading Does the length of each word of a passphrase matter?
I had never used GnuPG intentionally when yesterday I created a keypair, choosing a hopefully bulletproof passphrase.
I did this in order to have an id to use with pass, with which I want to store the ever-growing unmanageab… Continue reading gnupg keys and pass database – Protecting both from unauthorised access and loss
Looking for something that can generate readable sentences such as:
e.g. Adam slowly kicks a red ball over the hill
Websites are fine too.
Continue reading Software for Generating PassPhrases [on hold]
I plan on doing a “ticketing” system, where a user would buy a “tour ticket” online. The part that I’m puzzled about is: After they buy, what mechanism to use to verify the ticket?
I’ve been looking at how platforms like Eve… Continue reading Using a simple 5-character pass for event vs. QR/barcode
I generated a public/secret key pair with GnuPG. I know that the secret key must keep secret. However, I am wondering what are the risk to expose the secret key without the passphrase?
If Eve steals my laptop and can access … Continue reading GPG secret key and passphrase