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Why You Should Use Rule-Based Passwords

4 pointsby jkeeshover 12 years ago

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nackerover 12 years ago
The idea must be in the ether! I just spent the last two days obsessed with this, having decided to make another stab at Bitcoin.<p>I now have a neat method worked out that I can do on the fly in my head, and a little Python script to check it.<p>Sorry I don't feel like sharing any actual tricks/code, but here are a few examples. Whatever the site address, it spits out a password from 13 to 20 characters in length. If anyone can explain my algorythm, I might even send you a Bitcoin!<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com</a> -&#62; 0$$onew$vwqitt&#38;10<p><a href="http://slashdot.org" rel="nofollow">http://slashdot.org</a> -&#62; 4$$guola$fwqivt&#38;13<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com</a> -&#62; 25$bars$jwdibt&#38;15<p><a href="http://www.theverge.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.theverge.com</a> -&#62; 4$$gthe$twggt&#38;11<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ibm.com</a> -&#62; 49$tibm$jwcint&#38;17<p><a href="http://www.wired.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com</a> -&#62; 81$fwir$swfid&#38;18