X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/8f1529bcee83cebc3d0e49c9463feba54d8671f1..65befd9c1c0a62cf6ec782c10ade41d607c237f7:/doc/pubkey.but diff --git a/doc/pubkey.but b/doc/pubkey.but index f8490776..5be9cf3f 100644 --- a/doc/pubkey.but +++ b/doc/pubkey.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: pubkey.but,v 1.7 2001/11/25 16:57:45 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: pubkey.but,v 1.9 2001/11/25 17:14:00 simon Exp $ \# FIXME: passphrases, examples (e.g what does a key for pasting into \# authorized_keys look like?), index entries, links. @@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ protect your keys. a dictionary word as a password because it's easy for an attacker to run through a whole dictionary, you should not use a song lyric, quotation or other well-known sentence as a passphrase. DiceWare -(\W{www.diceware.com}\cw{www.diceware.com}) recommends using at -least five words each generated randomly by rolling five dice, which -gives over 2^64 possible passwords and is probably not a bad scheme. -If you want your passphrase to make grammatical sense, this cuts -down the possibilities a lot and you should use a longer one as a -result.) +(\W{http://www.diceware.com/}\cw{www.diceware.com}) recommends using +at least five words each generated randomly by rolling five dice, +which gives over 2^64 possible passphrases and is probably not a bad +scheme. If you want your passphrase to make grammatical sense, this +cuts down the possibilities a lot and you should use a longer one as +a result.) Finally save the key by pressing the \e{Save} button. Do not close the window but proceed with step \k{pubkey-gettingready}, otherwise you