Password question.

[Steven Vollom]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Sunday 23 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> Dear Eberhard,
>>
>> I have a very secure password that I am able to remember.  It is not
>> easy to crack, because it is a combination of 37 upper/lower case
>> letters, numbers, and symbols, that are embedded into my otherwise
>> terrible memory.  They don't relate to anything as far as I know.  
>> Nothing relating to soc sec forward or backward or every other or every
>> 1, 2, 3, etc.  They are gibberish even to me.
>>     
>
> Waaay   overkill!
>
> 10 chars is more than enough, especially if you are behind a firewall such as 
> most routers put up.
>
>   
Since I have this password locked in my otherwise failing memory, I 
thought that if I can keep a Root Terminal, as well as, a secure Shell, 
open for entire session, even if I am on for 20 hours or so, it might be 
worthwhile to use.  I only have to enter it once a day.

Cheers! Ciao, and Cordially,

Steven