[mosaix]

Originally Posted by gigantes

i'm not disagreeing with anything else you say, mosaix. it's good advice IMO.

but using the common number symbols to replace letters is useless, either by itself or combined with any other method, because hackers have already expanded their base alphabet to include such symbols. this didn't just happen recently btw. for more info on this (and lots of other aspects of PW encryption and hacking), read christopher null's articles linked above.

upside down = nmop ap!sdn

few people use that, therefore the hackers haven't bothered integrating that into their algorythms yet.

Thanks gigantes - now I see - good idea.