[release]Pro tip: choosing “password” as your online password is not a good idea. In fact, unless you’re hoping to be an easy target for hackers, it’s the worst password you can possibly choose.“Password” ranks first on password management application provider SplashData’s annual list of worst internet passwords, which are ordered by how common they are. (“Passw0rd”, with a numeral zero, isn’t much smarter, ranking 18th on the list.)
The list is somewhat predictable: sequences of adjacent numbers or letters on the keyboard, such as “qwerty” and “123456,” and popular names, such as “ashley” and “michael”, all are common choices. Other common choices, such as “monkey” and “shadow”, are harder to explain.As some websites have begun to require passwords to include both numbers and letters, it makes sense varied choices, such as “abc123″ and “trustno1”, are popular choices.SplashData created the rankings based on millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers. Here is the complete list:1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football
SplashData CEO Morgan Slain urges businesses and consumers using any password on the list to change them immediately.“Hackers can easily break into many accounts just by repeatedly trying common passwords,” Slain says. “Even though people are encouraged to select secure, strong passwords, many people continue to choose weak, easy-to-guess ones, placing themselves at risk from fraud and identity theft.”The company provided some tips for choosing secure passwords in a statement:1. Vary different types of characters in your passwords; include numbers, letters and special characters when possible.
2. Choose passwords of eight characters or more. Separate short words with spaces or underscores.
3. Don’t use the same password and username combination for multiple websites. Use an online password manager to keep track of your different accounts.
Read more: [URL]http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/revealed-the-worst-passwords-of-2011-20111121-1npr1.html#ixzz1eL3ztRNt[/URL][/release]
Fuck i hope nobody finds out my password is "michaeliloveyoufootballpassword123"
My passwords look like this
[code]h'LNxbU7kV@*y,.Wh,JoILemWxqgU'_Ai_kR'9h'{)l)=$^{"[QKrc>k^'vU@+!r+wq_!LmiB\VpDp9'[/code]
and i keep them in KeePass
What moron uses passwords like these?
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;33369352]What moron uses passwords like these?[/QUOTE]
about 90% of internet users
[quote]letmein[/quote]
Ok, that one is a little funny.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;33369336]12. 111111[/QUOTE]The Soldier can operate a computer?
take any name of a word for a password, turn the vowels into numbers and you have a pretty solid password, I guess.
I occasionally do my passwords in Caesar Cipher.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;33369352]What moron uses passwords like these?[/QUOTE]
I find it amazing that some people never even break those passwords sometimes :v:
I didn't expect [i]trustno1[/i]. Sounds like a reasonable password.
Is it bad that, after seeing a similar article of this a few years back, my school password has been a variation of 'letmein' for 2 years
My password is neuralhub.
[editline]21st November 2011[/editline]
[sp]my password is augmented[/sp]
how about !@#$%^&*()az123
[editline]21st November 2011[/editline]
alternatively
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
should do you fine
[QUOTE=Bat-shit;33369441]take any name of a word for a password, turn the vowels into numbers and you have a pretty solid password, I guess.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png[/img]
Relevant
My passwords are mostly things I do with random big letters, underscores and numbers replacing letters. :v:
all my passwords are after things i've done or seen, with random capital letters and numbers for ~extra security~
[QUOTE=Zeraxify;33369787]all my passwords are after things i've done or seen, with random capital letters and numbers for ~extra security~[/QUOTE] so havingsex123 isn't one of them?
My passwords used to be [I]'James Bond 1'[/I] or [I]'Apple Pie War'[/I]
For those who care, my password for most things is **********
-snip im a dumbfuck it was at the fucking top of the list-
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;33369604][img]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png[/img]
Relevant[/QUOTE]
Well I'll be damned.
My important passwords are usually 3 random things I can see in my room. Easy to remember and impossible to guess
my shortest password is my one for my ultimate guitar account and that sits in at 36 characters
I've used "123456" "12345678" "abc123" for temporary accounts before. On sites where you HAVE to register and I won't use it at all, I also get a disposable e-mail then.
my friends school password is over 36 characters and he stares at me agressivley while typing it
my pass is a foreign word with english letters
my temporary password is usually some form of "password"
on shit like uh, shitty forum sites. "PassWor6" is something I used to use a couple years ago.
[QUOTE=t0cketty;33369807]so havingsex123 isn't one of them?[/QUOTE]
righthand123 more like it
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