help: note the S/KEY (RFC 2289) heritage + xkcd 936 memorable-words idea

The default R mode is the six-word S/KEY form. Mention it in the help command
(CLI + web console) and the web About panel, with a link to xkcd 936.
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Oleksandr Kozachuk
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<strong>re-generates</strong> each one on demand from your single
<em>master password</em> plus the <em>name</em> of the account. The same name +
master always produce the same password — so there is nothing secret to leak,
sync, or back up, and you only ever remember one phrase.
sync, or back up, and you only ever remember one phrase. By default each password
is six short, memorable words — the <em>correct horse battery staple</em> idea from
<a href="https://xkcd.com/936/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xkcd 936</a> — built on
the classic S/KEY one-time-password scheme (RFC 2289).
</p>
<p class="about-privacy">
<strong>Private by design.</strong> Everything happens on your device. Your master
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<div>
<h4>Naming rules</h4>
<p>
After a name you can add a length and a mode — <code>R</code> words,
<code>C</code> camel, <code>H</code> hex, <code>B</code> base64, <code>D</code>
digits (<code>U…</code> = upper). E.g. <code>github 20R</code>.
After a name you can add a length and a mode — <code>R</code> six memorable words
(the default), <code>C</code> camel, <code>H</code> hex, <code>B</code> base64,
<code>D</code> digits (<code>U…</code> = upper). E.g. <code>github 20R</code>.
</p>
</div>
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