lsparrish comments on Boring Advice Repository - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lsparrish 18 October 2013 02:11:04AM 1 point [-]

You can generate a very strong passphrase with Diceware. Physical dice are more secure than almost any electronic device, and dictionary words let you memorize the randomness very efficiently.

This can then be used with KeePass or some other password manager. Also useful for brainwallets and other kinds of data where offline attacks are likely.