Passwords

[sater at vu44.UUCP]

About using a passwd generator I have the following to add.
If the random number generator inside it has a too small period
you get into amusing trouble.
See
	Password Security: A Case History
by	Robert Morris
and	Ken Thompson

as distributed with the standard V7 documentation.
The relevant passage starts
	An anecdote

How long can one prevent to reinvent the wheel ?

		Hans van Staveren
		Vrije Universiteit
		Amsterdam, Holland