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Title: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: Samker on 27. October 2012., 08:00:03

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Your password should be a unique string of characters that only you know and should also be a non-dictionary term (random letters as opposed to the name of your pet). Because we put so much information on the Internet, a strong password is all but necessary.

But, for the lazy among us, we know that some folks will forgo common sense and use easy passwords that nearly anyone could guess. SplashData has put together its annual list of the most common passwords and unchanged from last year, the top password is, password.

The full list is posted below and more baffling is that there are systems that accept these common passwords. Best practice should be to force the user to create more secure strings of characters to reduce the chance that their account will be compromised.

The top 25 most common passwords:

1. password (Unchanged)
2, 123456 (Unchanged)
3. 12345678 (Unchanged)
4. abc123 (Up 1)
5. qwerty (Down 1)
6. monkey (Unchanged)
7. letmein (Up 1)
8. dragon (Up 2)
9. 111111 (Up 3)
10. baseball (Up 1)
11. iloveyou (Up 2)
12. trustno1 (Down 3)
13. 1234567 (Down 6)
14. sunshine (Up 1)
15. master (Down 1)
16. 123123 (Up 4)
17. welcome (New)
18. shadow (Up 1)
19. ashley (Down 3)
20. football (Up 5)
21. jesus (New)
22. michael (Up 2)
23. ninja     (New)
24. mustang (New)
25. password1 (New)

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Title: Re: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: aardee on 29. October 2012., 14:59:30

This reiterates the fact that CONVENIENCE is most preferred "consumer behavior"!!

Title: Re: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: mercenary on 07. November 2012., 19:09:22

Some of these I get but why dragon?

Title: Re: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: oncle_sam on 16. November 2012., 14:16:07

Thanks  ;D

Title: CRAPPY PASSWORDS.
Post by: A41202813GMAIL on 13. July 2017., 13:16:29

The Bad News - Unless A Service Is Vital To Me, Or I Am Forced To Use Strong Passwords, Most Of My Passwords Are Crappy Ones,

The Good News - Although Mostly Crappy, None Of My Passwords Is On This List.

Cheers.

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Title: Re: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: Popular on 22. September 2017., 11:50:00

I think it's good passwords) monkey >:D >:D

Title: Re: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: krishna88 on 21. December 2017., 08:58:14

Hi @Samker,

Common password combinations are still used by people all over internet, should avoid doing that!!..  :up:

Title: Re: The most stupid passwords in 2012., only Top 25
Post by: lindan on 15. January 2019., 04:39:53

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