RE: [PHP] Password Generator?

you could try swapping out some letters with look-alike alphanum characters to make the password a bit more secure.... a=@ s=$ d=& thus, "password" = "p@$$wor&" > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Snell [mailto:jsnell@networkninja.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:47 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Password Generator? > > > There is code in the source for NetHack to create pronounceable words. > Also, combining words would probably be somewhat easy. A lazy coder could > import a unix dictionary file into a MySQL table and do "select word from > word order by rand limit 2" and just combine the results. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Plutarck [mailto:aemuli@spamclause-yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:52 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Password Generator? > > > I believe there is an article on phpbuilder.com on "pronouncable passwords", > which is probably what you'll want to actually do. Using real words would > just be way too resource intensive. > > I'd give you the direct link to the article, but it seems my internet > connection only works for NNTP and ftp downloads...my HTTP has broken for > the moment, and I have no idea why ;( > > > -- > Plutarck > Should be working on something... > ...but forgot what it was. > > > ""Ashley M. Kirchner"" <ashley@pcraft.com> wrote in message > news:3ADDF6FF.4222EA52@pcraft.com... > > > > Is there an easy way to generate generic passwords based on > > (combined) dictionary words? (ej: take two different words and put them > > together) > > > > AMK4 > > > > -- > > W | > > | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. > > |____________________________________________________________________ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:ashley@pcraft.com> . > > 303.442.6410 x130 > > SysAdmin / Websmith . 800.441.3873 x130 > > Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . eFax 248.671.0909 > > http://www.pcraft.com . 3550 > > Arapahoe Ave #6 > > .................. . . . . Boulder, CO 80303, USA > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >