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10.4: Random password widgets may not be random
I'm the author of Make-A-Pass and I use the following algorithm to achieve "good enough" randomness:
I believe this gets around the problem stated by the original poster, though I like the suggestion of using a command-line utility to generate the randomness. Feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions for Make-A-Pass (or any of my widgets, for that matter!). -Andrew
10.4: Random password widgets may not be random
Glad to hear Make-a-Pass doesn't have this problem...because I've been using it since you first posted it. Very handy Widget.
still insecure
One can subvert this as follows.
Insecure no more!
FYI, I've updated Make-A-Pass to get its random seed from /dev/random. Thanks for the enlightening discussion, MacOSXHints.com readers! You can download Make-A-Pass from the following URL: http://andrew.hedges.name/widgets/ Thanks! |
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