#998400 debian-handbook: 4.2.9: password generator suggestion

Package:
debian-handbook
Source:
debian-handbook
Submitter:
Alejandro Colomar
Date:
2021-11-03 17:24:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#998400#5
Date:
2021-11-03 17:19:57 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

In Chapter 4, Installation, page 60, there's a note suggesting the use
of password generators, and it suggests pwgen (as an example).

IMO, much better suggestions would be:

- makepasswd(1):
	This one is much safer.  In fact there is a bug report where
	pwgen(1) is suggested to be replaced by a wrapper script around
	makepasswd(1).  It can also generate arbitrarily large passwords
	very easily (I for example like 64-byte passwords, so I use
	`makepasswd --chars 64`).  This one is great for passwords to be
	stored in password managers.

- goxkcdpwgen(1):
	This one is great for boot passwords (and also for the password of
	the pasword manager itself), since you need to remember it.

Thanks,

Alex