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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.
From:       Wols Lists <antlists () youngman ! org ! uk>
Date:       2023-09-23 12:47:11
Message-ID: ceb536d1-4f92-337f-ca98-8ddfd3e5ae2c () youngman ! org ! uk
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On 19/09/2023 10:13, Dale wrote:
> That's a interesting way to come up with passwords tho.  I've seen that
> is a few whodunit type shows.  Way back in the old days, they had some
> interesting ways of coding messages.  Passwords are sort of similar.

Back when we were busy conquering India ...

The story goes of a General trying to send a message back of his latest 
conquest, but he didn't want to use codes because he had a suspicion the 
Indians could read them if his messenger was captured.

It appears the story is apocryphal, but the message he sent read "peccavi".

https://www.ft.com/content/49036e66-ac48-11e8-94bd-cba20d67390c

Cheers,
Wol

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