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Fix infos about default wordlist.
Also fix entropy computation.
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@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ We support even sources of randomness from other packages. See the
`documentation <https://diceware.readthedocs.io/>`_ for more details.
`diceware` comes with an English wordlist provided by the EFF_, which will be
used by default and contains 7776 (=6^
6
) different words. This list is stored
used by default and contains 7776 (=6^
5
) different words. This list is stored
as ``en_eff``.
Additionally `diceware` comes with an English wordlist provided by Heartsucker,
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@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ with the famous '936' proof_:
.. _xkcd: http://xkcd.com/
.. _proof: http://xkcd.com/936/
The standard english wordlist of this `diceware` implementation
contains 8192 = 2**13
different english words. It is
a hand-
compiled
8192-words list provided by `Heartsucker`_. Therefore, picking a
random word from this list gives an entropy of 13 bits. Picking six
words means an entropy of 6 x 13 = 73
bits.
The standard english wordlist of this `diceware` implementation
contains 7776 =
6^5
different english words. It is
the official EFF_ wordlist.
compiled
by
`Joseph Bonneau`_. Therefore, picking a random word from this list gives an
entropy of nearly 12.9 bits. Picking six words means an entropy of 6 x 12.9 =
77.54
bits.
The special chars replacing chars of the originally created passphrase
give some more entropy (the more chars you have, the more additional
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