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- The Commodore Applications Forum
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- #: 49986 S1/Forum Help
- 28-Aug-1998 23:54:51 EDT
- Sb: Creating Passwords!
- Fm: Glenn P., 74127,1457
- To: All / Anyone...
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- CHOOSING COMPUSERVE PASSWORDS
-
- The technical requirements of CompuServe passwords are first, that they
- must be AT LEAST eight (8) characters in length, but NO MORE than twenty-four
- (24) characters. They must contain one, but ONLY one, non-alphanumeric
- character, basically a space or punctuation mark or the like. The use of
- control characters is NOT recommended and may lead to strange results.
-
- Although there is no requirement as to WHERE the non-alpha character
- should be placed, CompuServe's own guidelines suggest that passwords should
- consist of two unrelated words separated by the non-alpha character. For
- security reasons, it is very important that these two words be unrelated, not
- only to you but to each other -- the more disparate, the better.
-
- Many people seem to have trouble thinking up passwords, and there are
- even computer programs -- one such available right here in this Forum! --
- which will create them at random. I'm inclined to think this difficulty is
- largely due to people thinking of it as a chore. Instead, think of it as a
- GAME: a game in which you need to think of two totally unrelated words -- the
- more incongroous, the better. And because incongruity breeds humor, the goal
- is to aim for silly and confounding combinations that make you laugh. (This
- will also have one beneficial side effect -- that of making the results
- MEMORABLE, an important consideration!)
-
- Given below are just some of the many CompuServe passwords I've used in
- the past. The list is not exhaustive, but it is very representative. None of
- them are in current use (and Inever use ANY password more than once), so there
- is no security risk in divulging them -- but I caution that there *would* be a
- VERY serious security risk in USING them; for anti-social miscreants may read
- this list too! I hope this list serves, both to showcase my own creativity,
- and to spur your own. :)
-
- One final note: You'll find many of the words here rather erudite. Believe me,
- they are all genuine words! I have made nothing up. You'll also notice that a
- few of these passwords contain Hebrew or Yiddish words. This is not because
- I'm Jewish (I am in fact solidly Lutheran) but simply because some of the
- words are among the weirdest ones ever to make it into the English language.
- Enjoy!
-
- Minuend'Bookcase Bubblebath(Bagel
- Ashcan!Tilde Arson%Barbell
- Toaster:Float Parenthetical%Asphalt
- Palimpsest:Lightbulb Dimple.Tenderloin
- Gazebo%Toothpaste Harbinger!Derelict
- Volvox!Hairpin Sympathy,Cartilage
- Sanhedrin#Forklift Strawberry.Caduceus
- Diaper)Haiku Ruby.Toothpaste
- Pincussion:Snowdrift Spaniel?Shoestring
- Permutation-Lamppost Dinosaur,Smokealarm
- Juniper+Glowworm Uvula.Trenchcoat
- Gasoline.Treadmill Telephone>Cupcake
- Octopus\Cucumber Alligator*Toadstool
- Elevator<Quicksand Thimble@Corkscrew
- Toaster*Oxide Pineapple/Tchotchke
-
- Do I have any favorites? Oh, yes!
-
- Of the ones listed above, "Sanhedrin#Forklift" (DO look that first word
- up!) has to be my absolute all-time favorite -- you would be so VERY
- hard-pressed to come up with any two words more incongruous in meaning. Of
- course, "Diaper)Haiku", runs a very close second. And "Pineapple/Tchotchke" is
- a MAREVELOUS password!!! :) And these aren't even ALLof them!
-
- I'll be uploading this text as a file, so you'll be able to enjoy it even
- after this message itself scrolls. Hope you enjoyed it!
-
- Yours in creativity...
-
- [74127.01457] - Glenn P.
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