passwords

been reading an article on password cracking. thats right, the one on your computer. how they can do it.

http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72458-0.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2

it is written by Bruce Schneier, an expert on computer security. and in this article there is this advice which:

So if you want your password to be hard to guess, you should choose something not on any of the root or appendage lists. You should mix upper and lowercase in the middle of your root. You should add numbers and symbols in the middle of your root, not as common substitutions. Or drop your appendage in the middle of your root. Or use two roots with an appendage in the middle.

finally there is a funny page about choosing password:

http://www.brunching.com/passwordguide.html