On 12/29/2011 06:45 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > <snip> >> I like to use serial numbers from MB, HDD, etc., as passwords. I never > > The one problem with this is that *if* the attacker has the slightest idea > of the hardware, their task is vastly smaller. I trust, for example, that > you don't use Dell's s/n/"express code"; Penguin, not having sold 5 > gazillion servers, has the first few digits all the same, for years > (they're being optimistic with s/n's that long). > <snip> > mark No. I got the idea from my first second-hand MB for NOC router/firewall, while I was on the grain silo needing to reinstall ClarkConnect on it (don't ask :-D ). You can use s/n from some old PC you have at your home, or discarded MB (or whatever). Of course, using s/n's would be same as using some good random-generator script. -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe Google is the Mother, Google is the Father, and traceroute is your trusty Spiderman... StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant