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Generate a password ffom 4 words
Hi
I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. For my TrueCrypt folder I combined three of the words as Truecrypt advised that a 20 character password is more secure. As I have not accessed the folder for a very long time I could not open up the folder. I know exactly the four words as I use it everyday but at the end of the one word I changed on of the lower case letters to a upper case letter. Can someone give an excel sheet to combine these four words in order to determine the three word password? I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. kammie13 |
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Generate a password ffom 4 words
You don't need Excel for this, just a paper and pencil.
There are only four possible triplets to be considered: word1,word2,word3 word1,word2,word4 word1,word4,word3 word4,word2,word3 Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations: word1,word2,word3 word1,word3,word2 word2,word1,word3 word2,word3,word1 word3,word2,word1 word3,word1,word2 Just list them and try out each one. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200909 "kammie" wrote: Hi I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. For my TrueCrypt folder I combined three of the words as Truecrypt advised that a 20 character password is more secure. As I have not accessed the folder for a very long time I could not open up the folder. I know exactly the four words as I use it everyday but at the end of the one word I changed on of the lower case letters to a upper case letter. Can someone give an excel sheet to combine these four words in order to determine the three word password? I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. kammie13 . |
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Generate a password ffom 4 words
Gary''s wrote on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 -0800:
There are only four possible triplets to be considered: word1,word2,word3 word1,word2,word4 word1,word4,word3 word4,word2,word3 Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations: word1,word2,word3 word1,word3,word2 word2,word1,word3 word2,word3,word1 word3,word2,word1 word3,word1,word2 Just list them and try out each one. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200909 "kammie" wrote: Hi I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. I wonder if anyone has any comments on the security of passwords formed from two or more real words? I know single dictionary words are fairly easily found via a computer dictionary attack. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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Generate a password ffom 4 words
No doubt real words would be easy to crack but the OP said:
four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols So, I'm assuming a "word" could be: z(*1-U+Px#2~,7 -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "James Silverton" wrote in message ... Gary''s wrote on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 -0800: There are only four possible triplets to be considered: word1,word2,word3 word1,word2,word4 word1,word4,word3 word4,word2,word3 Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations: word1,word2,word3 word1,word3,word2 word2,word1,word3 word2,word3,word1 word3,word2,word1 word3,word1,word2 Just list them and try out each one. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200909 "kammie" wrote: Hi I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. I wonder if anyone has any comments on the security of passwords formed from two or more real words? I know single dictionary words are fairly easily found via a computer dictionary attack. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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Generate a password ffom 4 words
A bit difficult remembering that password, Biff !! <bg
Pete On Nov 28, 7:44*pm, "T. Valko" wrote: No doubt real words would be easy to crack but the OP said: four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols So, I'm assuming a "word" could be: z(*1-U+Px#2~,7 -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "James Silverton" wrote in message ... Gary''s *wrote *on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 -0800: There are only four possible triplets to be considered: word1,word2,word3 word1,word2,word4 word1,word4,word3 word4,word2,word3 Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations: word1,word2,word3 word1,word3,word2 word2,word1,word3 word2,word3,word1 word3,word2,word1 word3,word1,word2 Just list them and try out each one. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200909 "kammie" wrote: Hi I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. I wonder if anyone has any comments on the security of passwords formed from two or more real words? I know single dictionary words are fairly easily found via a computer dictionary attack. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Generate a password ffom 4 words
LOL!
-- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Pete_UK" wrote in message ... A bit difficult remembering that password, Biff !! <bg Pete On Nov 28, 7:44 pm, "T. Valko" wrote: No doubt real words would be easy to crack but the OP said: four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols So, I'm assuming a "word" could be: z(*1-U+Px#2~,7 -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "James Silverton" wrote in message ... Gary''s wrote on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 -0800: There are only four possible triplets to be considered: word1,word2,word3 word1,word2,word4 word1,word4,word3 word4,word2,word3 Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations: word1,word2,word3 word1,word3,word2 word2,word1,word3 word2,word3,word1 word3,word2,word1 word3,word1,word2 Just list them and try out each one. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200909 "kammie" wrote: Hi I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. I wonder if anyone has any comments on the security of passwords formed from two or more real words? I know single dictionary words are fairly easily found via a computer dictionary attack. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Just do like so many do -- write it on a sticky-note and hang it on your
monitor. "T. Valko" wrote: LOL! -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Pete_UK" wrote in message ... A bit difficult remembering that password, Biff !! <bg Pete On Nov 28, 7:44 pm, "T. Valko" wrote: No doubt real words would be easy to crack but the OP said: four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols So, I'm assuming a "word" could be: z(*1-U+Px#2~,7 -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "James Silverton" wrote in message ... Gary''s wrote on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 -0800: There are only four possible triplets to be considered: word1,word2,word3 word1,word2,word4 word1,word4,word3 word4,word2,word3 Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations: word1,word2,word3 word1,word3,word2 word2,word1,word3 word2,word3,word1 word3,word2,word1 word3,word1,word2 Just list them and try out each one. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200909 "kammie" wrote: Hi I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I use as passwords. I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find it. I wonder if anyone has any comments on the security of passwords formed from two or more real words? I know single dictionary words are fairly easily found via a computer dictionary attack. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - . |
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