Re: Announce loop-AES-v1.3b file crypto package

["Michael H. Warfield" <mhw@wittsend.com>]

On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 02:32:41PM +0200, peter k. wrote:
> >> what!!? well, this could be true but then it only applies to people with
> low
> >> intelligence!
> >> i bet both of us can write down 30 random characters without any relation
> >> between them so whats the problem about that??!!

> >I can't tell whether this is meant to be a joke or not!

> >I hope it is. People are _really_ bad at picking random things - try
> >an experiment - ask a group of people to pick a random number. You'll be
> >surprised...

> it is not, for example, i just generated that *using my brain*:
> "s4k1f62rni7q"
> tell me why it isnt random!!!

	It contains no upper case letters and no punctuation.  It is
not random in the sense that it obeys a rule that improves the ability
to crack the password.

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	Mike
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