[seahorse/wip/userdocs: 53/423] New page: passwords-passphrases.page



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?
    Edited page id.

 help/C/create-good-password.page  |   29 -------------------
 help/C/passwords-passphrases.page |   56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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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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