[seahorse/wip/userdocs: 53/423] New page: passwords-passphrases.page
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
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- Subject: [seahorse/wip/userdocs: 53/423] New page: passwords-passphrases.page
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:39:48 +0000 (UTC)
commit 91ed978b2f176220b36f3d7d762c402bf8a2c230
Author: Aruna Sankaranarayanan <arunasank src gnome org>
Date: Wed Jul 3 11:29:29 2013 +0530
New page: passwords-passphrases.page
Rename: create-good-password.page->passwords-passphrases.page
What makes good passwords/passphrases?
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help/C/passwords-passphrases.page | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="topic" style="task"
+ id="passwords-passphrases">
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#create-keys"/>
+
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2011-10-23" status="draft"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.9" version="0.1" date="2013-07-03" status="draft"/>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name>
+ <email>aruna evam gmail com</email>
+ </credit>
+
+ <desc></desc>
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Passwords and passphrases</title>
+
+ <p>Passwords and passphrases are used to secure your secret keys. They
+ should be known only to you and must be easy to remember. While a password
+ usually contains 8-10 characters, a passphrase is a long sequence of words
+ with numbers and special characters inserted in between. It can be thought of
+ as a longer password. Since passphrases are longer in size they are less
+ easy to guess when chosen carefully.</p>
+
+ <list>
+ <title>A good passphrase or password:</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>Should be reasonably long. A password having 8-10 characters and a
+ passphrase having 15-25 characters are reasonably strong.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Should not contain phrases from popular quotes, books or movies.
+ For example, "Why so serious?" or "Curiouser and curiouser" are not
+ good passphrases.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Should contain a few numbers and special characters, like a
+ significant date in your life or a family member's birth date.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Should not contain personal details, like your username or date of
+ birth, that are known to everyone.</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+
+ <note style="tip">
+ <p>It is better to use a passphrase rather than a password to secure your
+ secret keys. There is no limit on the length of a passphrase in
+ <app>Passwords and Keys</app>.</p>
+ </note>
+
+</page>
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