diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4d85dbf..503e04c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,43 +1,3 @@ # entropy-mnemonics -[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/NebulousLabs/entropy-mnemonics.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/NebulousLabs/entropy-mnemonics) -[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-godoc-blue.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/NebulousLabs/entropy-mnemonics) - -mnemonics is a golang package that converts byte slices into human-friendly -phrases. The primary purpose is to assist with the generation of -cryptographically secure passwords. The threshold for a cryptographically -secure password is between 128 and 256 bits, which when converted to base64 is -22-43 random characters. Random characters are both difficult to remember and -subject to error when spoken or written down; slurring or sloppy handwriting -can make it difficult to recover a password. - -These considerations may seem strange to those who use password managers; why -write down the password at all? The answer is: healthy paranoia. Retaining a -physical copy of a password protects the user from disk failure and malware. - -mnemonics solves these problems by converting byte slices into human-intelligible -phrases. Take the following 128 bit example: - -``` -Hex: a26a4821e36c7f7dccaa5484c080cefa -Base64: ompIIeNsf33MqlSEwIDO+g== -Mnemonic: austere sniff aching hiding pact damp focus tacit timber pram left wonders -``` - -Though more verbose, the mnemonic phrase is less prone to human transcription errors. - -The words are chosen from a dictionary of size 1626, such that a 12-word phrase -corresponds to almost exactly 128 bits of entropy. Note that only the first few -characters of each word need be unique; for the English dictionary, 3 characters -are sufficient. This means that passphrases can be altered to make them more -understandable or more easily memorized. For example, the phrase "austere sniff aching" -could be changed to "austere sniff achoo" and the phrase would still decode correctly. - -Full UTF-8 support is available for dictionaries, including input normalization -for inputs with [canonical equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_equivalence). - -### Supported Dictionaries ### - -+ English (prefix size: 3) -+ German (prefix size: 4) -+ Japanese (prefix size: 3) +This repository has moved to [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/NebulousLabs/entropy-mnemonics). diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 90ebca5..a8cf0ac 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ -golang-github-nebulouslabs-entropy-mnemonics (0.0~git20170413.0-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium +golang-github-nebulouslabs-entropy-mnemonics (0.0~git20170413.0+git20181203.1.bc7e13c-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium + [ Alexandre Viau ] * Point Vcs-* urls to salsa.debian.org. - -- Alexandre Viau Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:32:10 -0400 + [ Debian Janitor ] + * New upstream snapshot. + + -- Alexandre Viau Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:41:15 -0000 golang-github-nebulouslabs-entropy-mnemonics (0.0~git20170413.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium