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Arrgh, and "password" should be spelled "passphrase".

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\versionid $Id: pubkey.but,v 1.8 2001/11/25 17:12:23 simon Exp $ \versionid $Id: pubkey.but,v 1.9 2001/11/25 17:14:00 simon Exp $
\# FIXME: passphrases, examples (e.g what does a key for pasting into \# FIXME: passphrases, examples (e.g what does a key for pasting into
\# authorized_keys look like?), index entries, links. \# authorized_keys look like?), index entries, links.
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quotation or other well-known sentence as a passphrase. DiceWare quotation or other well-known sentence as a passphrase. DiceWare
(\W{http://www.diceware.com/}\cw{www.diceware.com}) recommends using (\W{http://www.diceware.com/}\cw{www.diceware.com}) recommends using
at least five words each generated randomly by rolling five dice, at least five words each generated randomly by rolling five dice,
which gives over 2^64 possible passwords and is probably not a bad which gives over 2^64 possible passphrases and is probably not a bad
scheme. If you want your passphrase to make grammatical sense, this scheme. If you want your passphrase to make grammatical sense, this
cuts down the possibilities a lot and you should use a longer one as cuts down the possibilities a lot and you should use a longer one as
a result.) a result.)