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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Password questions, looking for opinions. cryptsetup question too.
From:       Dale <rdalek1967 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2023-09-23 13:42:09
Message-ID: 74e24fc3-79a4-21d4-aa06-045c226b9de2 () gmail ! com
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Wols Lists wrote:
> 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
>
>


It seems that requires a subscription.  Oh well. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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