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| -rw-r--r-- | info/passcheck.texinfo | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/info/passcheck.texinfo b/info/passcheck.texinfo index 162d376..dab18b7 100644 --- a/info/passcheck.texinfo +++ b/info/passcheck.texinfo @@ -69,8 +69,15 @@ Passphrases are read from stdin and the rating followed by the passphrase for each passphrases is written to stdout, and stderr is quited unless the program files. -Currently, evaluation based on grammar is not made, so please manually -check that the passphrase you choose does not form a grammatically +It has been argued that passphrases should not form grammatically +correct sentence, even if the sentence itself if nonsense. The argument +is that the majority of possible choices of words can be eliminated for +each word position, based on the previous word. However a counterargument +for this concern is that number of possible combinations, assuming the +sentence is nonsensical, large enough even if choices can be eliminated +using grammar. Currently, evaluation based on grammar is not made, so if +you believe grammatically correct sentence should be avoided, please +manually check that the passphrase you choose does not form a grammatically correct sentence, and preferably, not even in part. |