January 02, 2009
500 'Worst Passwords of All Time'
Amazingly, even my very worst, crummy, seemingly obvious, password that I use for many sites where no money changes hands did not make the list of alleged[*] The Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time.
I should probably use more special keys; I tend to letter/number combos when it matters.
Many years ago I had a numerical password for a bank account that no longer exists. That number has been very useful worked into things since then.
[* -Why “alleged”? They don't actually say how this list was produced….]
Spotted via BoingBoing
Posted by Michael : January 2, 2009 09:35 PM | Internet | TechnoLinks
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Comments
no "*******" ?
Posted by: gcr at January 4, 2009 08:54 PMIt's surprising that my first-ever password didn't make the list: asdfghjkl;' [and then the return button]. It was quite entertaining to execute on early-90s Mac keyboards.
Posted by: NSK at January 6, 2009 10:18 AM