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Re: dropbox security situation



Quoting Charles Curley (2019-12-09 15:56:26)
> On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
> <l0f4r0@tuta.io> wrote:
> 
> > Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough with high
> > entropy => generated&stored in a dedicated password manager) AND 1
> > different per service, never the same.
> 
> There is a handy password generator available on Debian, called APG
> (Automated Password Generator), which will generate passwords for you.
> The default settings yield a fairly strong password, but you can modify
> those to make the results even stronger.

I dislike APG because it generates passwords difficult to remember - 
without aiding in how to deal with that, which has a high risk of 
passwords getting stored on physical notes in the top drawer...

For strong yet rememberable passwords, I recommend this:

  xkcdpass

More information: https://lwn.net/Articles/713806/

(yes, above aricle also references the XKCD cartoon!)

For non-rememberable passwords, I recommend this:

  pass

More information: https://lwn.net/Articles/714473/

There are several other tools similar to the above.  I recommend to read 
above referenced articles if in doubt!


  - Jonas

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