EFF: How to Roll a Strong Password with 20-Sided Dice and Fandom-Inspired Wordlists
How to Roll a Strong Password with 20-Sided Dice and Fandom-Inspired Wordlists Here’s the not-so-secret recipe for strong passphrases: a random element like dice, a long list of words, and math. And as long as you have the first two, the third takes care of itself. All together, this adds up to diceware , a simple but powerful method to create a passphrase that even the most sophisticated computer could take at least thousands of years to guess. In short, diceware involves rolling a series of dice to get a number, and then matching that number to a corresponding word on a wordlist. You then repeat the process a few times to create a passphrase consisting of multiple words. In 2016, EFF debuted a series of wordlists that can be used with five six-sided dice to generate strong passphrases . This year, we’re upping our game. At Dragon Con 2018 in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend, EFF will be testing new wordlists optimized for three 20-sided dice. ...