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| The method is the following: | The method is the following: | ||
| - | -pick up a long list of words, all indexed by a list of values. I personally use {{ : | + | |
| - | -pick a couple of dices, in my case a D20 | + | - pick a couple of dices, in my case a D20 |
| - | -roll the dice 3 times in my case, this will give you one word | + | - roll the dice 3 times in my case, this will give you one word |
| - | -repeat the operation to have enough words. It is considered safe to have at least 6 words | + | - repeat the operation to have enough words. It is considered safe to have at least 6 words |
| This is now your passphrase. Important note: do not reject a word because you do not like it, take what the dices are giving you. At the beginning, I would suggest you write it down to a paper and set it up as a passphrase that you will use everyday, like you master passphrase for Full disk encryption, or your password manager, or Thunderbird for example. | This is now your passphrase. Important note: do not reject a word because you do not like it, take what the dices are giving you. At the beginning, I would suggest you write it down to a paper and set it up as a passphrase that you will use everyday, like you master passphrase for Full disk encryption, or your password manager, or Thunderbird for example. | ||
| Then after one week or so, you should have memorized it, then you will burn the piece of paper. | Then after one week or so, you should have memorized it, then you will burn the piece of paper. | ||
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