Passwords - A Bad Mnemonic System
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Guess we have a pin number: 3401, this number is coded in the following scheme with a word, let's say c-r-a-p supposed to be an easy reminder.
___0______1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______9__ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | A | | | | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | P | | | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
In the next step all the blank fields are filled up with random characters.
___0______1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______9__ | | | | | | | | | | | | F | I | W | C | K | N | O | E | S | Y | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | V | O | R | G | T | D | F | U | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | A | G | E | L | P | H | M | D | A | C | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | T | P | F | O | M | W | Z | K | S | K | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
___0______1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______9__ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | A | | | | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | P | | | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|
___0______1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______9__ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | A | | | | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | P | | | | | | | | | |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|