Matt Kinni wrote: > Everyone says it should be as long as possible Not at all. At some point the passphrase becomes stronger than the symmetric encryption algorithm. Then it's time to stop.
> where it's just impossible to remember anything longer than 20 > characters. What do you think? I think if you can't remember a phrase longer than 20 characters, you should seek immediate psychiatric help. :) Throwing out just a few memorable phrases, all substantially long than 20 characters: * They gave me a medal for dreaming of you. (Leonard Cohen, _Book of Longing_) * Beware the fury of a patient man. (John Dryden, _Absalom and Achitophel_) * The worst are filled with passionate intensity. (William Butler Yeats, _The Second Coming_) * listen: there's a hell of a good universe next door; let's go (e.e. cummings, _pity this busy monster, manunkind_) * Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know: for we have new worlds here. (Lord Dunsany, _Prelude to the Book of Wonder_) * Vor allem: pflanze mich nicht in dein Herz. Ich wüchse zu schnell. (Rainer Maria Rilke, _Sonnets to Orpheus_ 16.) As these examples will hopefully show you, there's no shortage of magnificent, easy-to-remember passphrases. ... and why, yes, I _do_ have a liberal-arts degree. Would you like fries with that? :) _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
