On Thu, 9 May 2002, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > On 09-May-2002/14:24 +0100, Ragnar Wiencke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >My english is not so very good and when I am reading manuals, how to's > >and man pages I get a bit confused when I see either password or > >passphrase or both even. Would someone be so nice to explain the > >difference of those two for me? > > They really mean the same thing: something you type in to prove who you > are. But "passphrase" means that it can be very long and contain spaces. > "Password" usually means just a few characters (6-15).
Usually a "password" is used to match itself. Usually a "passphrase" is is used as part of an encryption algorithm to encrypt something else. That's why passphrases are supposed to be long. the longer the passphrase, the harder it is to decrypt the thing that was encrypted. Passphrases can be whole sentences. Say Hi to Bjork for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DDDD David Kramer http://thekramers.net DK KD DKK D "The only problem with doing it right the first time is DK KD that nobody appreciates how difficult it was" DDDD - Anonymous _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
