On Tue, 25 Oct 2011, Brian Wood wrote: > Mike Miller: > >> When we use passwords online, we don't really know how much of the >> string is being used. If the system is truncating at 8 characters, we >> are putting ourselves in danger if we use pass-phrases, especially if >> the first 8 characters is a common word. For this reason, I like to >> use something a little tricky in the first 8 characters -- front-load >> your password. If you are going to use weird characters, it is better >> to have them at the beginning than at the end. > > > I haven't read all of this thread but there's a lecture at the U coming > up that is related to this. The title is: *Cryptography: Secrets and > Lies, Knowledge and Trust*. http://www.ima.umn.edu/public-lecture/ Thanks, Brian. That looks really interesting. I hope I can make it to that one. Mike