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Commit 4c346d86 authored by ulif's avatar ulif
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Update wordlist docs in API.

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......@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ words used, the wordlists.
good choice for usual private use.
.. warning:: We do -- by default -- *not* use the `diceware standard
wordlist`_ (which contains 7,776 words), because
computers prefer powers of two and we use the Python
standard lib random source by default (we do not want to
waste entropy).
wordlist`_, but the `long EFF wordlist`_ (see below), because it is
more secure and more comfortable to use.
But the "original" list is included in diceware as well
and you can pick it with the ``-w en_orig`` option. You
......@@ -20,9 +18,9 @@ good choice for usual private use.
Currently we provide the following lists:
- `en_securedrop` (8192 words, default)
- `en_securedrop` (8192 words)
By default we use a hand-crafted `en_securedrop` wordlist provided
We provide a hand-crafted `en_securedrop` wordlist provided
by `@Heartsucker`_. It contains 8,192 english words and
phrases. This list is based on the `diceware standard wordlist`_ and
extended to offer better memorizable words. Please see
......@@ -37,14 +35,13 @@ Currently we provide the following lists:
wordlist for use with binary-geared entities like computers or
nerds.
- `en_eff` (7776 words)
- `en_eff` (7776 words, default)
This is the `long EFF wordlist`_ as published by the `Electronic
Frontier Foundation`_ in mid-2016. They put real `scientific
effort`_ into the creation of this list which might considerably
ease the use of passphrases generated with it. When using real dice
(or other six-based randomness generators) use is definitely
recommended!
This is the `long EFF wordlist`_ as published by the `Electronic Frontier
Foundation`_ in mid-2016 and used by default. They put real `scientific
effort`_ into the creation of this list which might considerably ease the
use of passphrases generated with it. When using real dice (or other
six-based randomness generators) use is definitely recommended!
Please note, that this is currently the only list, that provides the
`prefix property`_. That means it contains no word which is a prefix
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