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- From: bill@chaos.cs.umn.edu (Hari Seldon)
- Subject: Re: Keeping track of a lot of passwords
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- References: <1992Jul9.035150.3220@qiclab.scn.rain.com> <1992Jul9.180755.16913@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <62453@cup.portal.com> <5006@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 02:16:51 GMT
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- In <5006@transfer.stratus.com> cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) writes:
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- >In article <62453@cup.portal.com> ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) writes:
- >>My current scheme is to have a file that lists the various passwords
- >>I am using. This file will be encrypted with a password that is *NEVER*
- >>*EVER* used for anything else, and *NEVER* *EVER* written down anywhere.
- >>Perhaps this file will even be kept off-line. How does this seem?
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- >This sounds like an opportunity for some calculator company (probably
- >Japanese).
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- >I can see having a password file in the continuous memory of a hand-held
- >computer which I carry with me at all times.
- oh! i thought this was already done. i do. and i wrote a small rng to
- get new ones with. and the code for it all is in a wierd jumping off
- point in the hh. so you need to know where to jump to to start the thing.
- it's not perfect but it helps.
- i'd considered putting it in my sons pc jr but some day .....
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- bill pociengel
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