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Old 09-20-2005, 09:50 AM   #1
kemkem42
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dm-crypt : length of passphrase


How minimum long my passphrese must be to be secure ?

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Old 09-20-2005, 10:09 AM   #2
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LONG.

It depends on how "secure" you want it. Secure against brute forcing by the NSA? Maybe 100 characters. Secure against brute forcing by "normal" users? 20 characters should suffice.
 
  


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