Passphrasecheckwebsites
Leigh S. Jones
kr6x@kr6x.com
Fri May 31 15:23:01 2002
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Re: PassphrasecheckwebsitesI just gave the site 256 bits of entropy and =
it claimed to be able to=20
break my password in 1 tag, finding 3 of its dictionary "words"=20
embedded. They didi't look like words to me.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Michael Anckaert=20
To: Mortimer Graf zu Eulenburg=20
Cc: gnupg-users@gnupg.org=20
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Passphrasecheckwebsites
I really don't trust this site. I don't say the makers of the website=20
have bad intentions, but I haven't tried the site out with any=20
passwords that I actually use.=20
What if they log your ip-adress and the password/passphrases you give=20
them? Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I really don't trust them.=20
--=20
LINUX: The Choice of a GNU Generation...=20
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Michael Anckaert=20
manckaert@belgacom.net=20
xantor@linux.be=20
http://www.xantor.tk=20
OpenPGP: 0xC3300BEC=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just gave the site 256 bits of =
entropy and it=20
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dictionary "words" </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>embedded. They didi't look like =
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmichael@belgacom.net =
href=3D"mailto:michael@belgacom.net">Michael=20
Anckaert</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3DMortimer.Eulenburg@y-e-p.de=20
href=3D"mailto:Mortimer.Eulenburg@y-e-p.de">Mortimer Graf zu =
Eulenburg</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
title=3Dgnupg-users@gnupg.org=20
href=3D"mailto:gnupg-users@gnupg.org">gnupg-users@gnupg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 30, 2002 =
9:47=20
AM</DIV>
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Passphrasecheckwebsites</DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>I really don't trust this site. I don't say the =
makers of the=20
website</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>have bad intentions, but I haven't =
tried the=20
site out with any</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>passwords that I actually=20
use.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>What if they log your ip-adress and the =
password/passphrases you give</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>them? Maybe =
I'm just=20
paranoid, but I really don't trust them.</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=3D2>-- </FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2>LINUX: The Choice of a =
GNU=20
Generation...</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
size=3D2>----------------------------------------------</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
size=3D2>Michael Anckaert</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:manckaert@belgacom.net">manckaert@belgacom.net</A></FONT> =
<BR><FONT size=3D2>xantor@linux.be</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.xantor.tk" =
target=3D_blank>http://www.xantor.tk</A></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>OpenPGP: 0xC3300BEC</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
size=3D2>----------------------------------------------</FONT>=20
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