Generate a password ffom 4 words

[kammie]

Hi

I have four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols which I
use as passwords.

For my TrueCrypt folder I combined three of the words as Truecrypt
advised that a 20 character password is more secure. As I have not
accessed the folder for a very long time I could not open up the
folder. I know exactly the four words as I use it everyday but at the
end of the one word I changed on of the lower case letters to a upper
case letter.

Can someone give an excel sheet to combine these four words in order
to determine the three word password?

I will be very greatful for any assistance as I saw on one of the
forums that it can be done with excel but I have not been able to find
it.

kammie13

 

[Gary''s Student]

You don't need Excel for this, just a paper and pencil.

There are only four possible triplets to be considered:

word1,word2,word3
word1,word2,word4
word1,word4,word3
word4,word2,word3

Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations:

word1,word2,word3
word1,word3,word2
word2,word1,word3
word2,word3,word1
word3,word2,word1
word3,word1,word2

Just list them and try out each one.

 

[James Silverton]

Gary''s wrote on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:18:01 -0800:

There are only four possible triplets to be considered:

Each triplet has only 6 posible combinations:

Just list them and try out each one.

"kammie" wrote:

I wonder if anyone has any comments on the security of passwords formed
from two or more real words? I know single dictionary words are fairly
easily found via a computer dictionary attack.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[T. Valko]

No doubt real words would be easy to crack but the OP said:

four words consisting of letters, numbers and symbols

So, I'm assuming a "word" could be:

z(*1-U+Px#2~,7

 

[Pete_UK]

A bit difficult remembering that password, Biff !! <bg>

Pete

 

[T. Valko]

LOL!

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


A bit difficult remembering that password, Biff !! <bg>

Pete

 

[JLatham]

Just do like so many do -- write it on a sticky-note and hang it on your
monitor.