A better way to think about passwords

[Grant Olson]

On 4/18/11 1:02 PM, Mark H. Wood wrote:
> 
> OTOH if there are any useful groupings in "c2l4IHdvcmRzIGxvbmcuCg=="
> they are not readily visible to me.  My eye tends to slide right past
> it without taking anything in.
> 
> This is why I tend to use something like APG to generate strings of
> nonsense *syllables*.  If I can pretend it's a word, it's a lot easier
> for me to learn, because can I learn a handful of syllables instead of a
> long patternless jumble of individual characters.  It engages auditory
> memory and can expose verbal handles for association.
> 

There are more than a few password managers and generators that do have
the option to create pronounceable passwords like you're talking about.
 Gibberish, but where the consonants and vowels are arranged in a way
where you can read it out loud:

https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&&q=pronounceable+password+generator

-- 
Grant

"I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war."

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