System and method for creation and use of strong passwords

A computer readable medium for use in conjunction with a client workstation for providing a pass phrase at a client workstation, the computer readable medium including computer readable instructions encoded thereon for:

• displaying a plurality of fields for entering a plurality of pass phrase answers, a field for entering a retrieval answer, the retrieval answer being used to retrieve a plurality of questions the answers to which are the plurality of pass phrase answers, and a field for requesting a retrieval question, the answer to which is the retrieval answer;
• displaying the retrieval question if the field for requesting the retrieval question is marked;
• displaying the plurality of questions if the field for entering the retrieval answer is filled with the retrieval answer;
• and
• combining the plurality of pass phrase answers into a single pass phrase, wherein the plurality of pass phrase answers are concatenated together with a fixed random value and a cryptographic hash function is applied to the concatenation.

A client workstation comprising:

• a processor;
• a display connected to the processor;
• a computer memory connected to the processor, the computer memory including:
• a viewing program for rendering information received from a server on the display, the display displaying a plurality of fields for entering a plurality of pass phrase answers and an option for requesting a plurality of pass phrase questions corresponding to the plurality of the pass phrase of answers, and
• a client program for combining the pass phrase answers to form a single pass phrase,
• wherein if the option for requesting the set of the pass phrase questions is chosen, a field for entering a retrieval answer and an option for requesting a retrieval question corresponding to the retrieval answer is displayed.