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Re: NXT :: descendant of Bitcoin - Updated Information
by
Zahlen
on 25/01/2014, 20:01:47 UTC
I need help with http://wiki.nxtcrypto.org/wiki/How-To:GenerateStrongPassword. I've looked at many sites that describe how to generate strong passwords. I find most unsatisfactory.

The example password "Tammy's#18bdayBIGpartyDroppedshibesweaterinpoolGMasonUsoon:(3yearsislong" on that page is weak.

Generating a NXT password is basically the same problem as creating a Bitcoin private key. bitaddress.org is to my knowledge a fairly trusted site. You can take the private key it generates and use it as your password.

The human brain should not be used to generate a password because it is not a good source of randomness.

KeePass estimates 324 bit entropy for that passphrase. That's more bits than a NXT account with public key.

I'm not for trusting third party sites or software to do generation, though others may feel differently. I do welcome different views on the wiki Smiley Feel free to register (PM joefox, the wiki admin) and edit, or comment in the talk page.

EDIT: Well, now that we've talked so much about that phrase, it's certainly become weak  Cheesy