The 25 worst passwords of 2011

**Tawa** · 11-22-2011

The 25 worst passwords of 2011

AP file
And the No. 1 worst password of the year (and all time) : "password."

"Letmein ... iloveyou, master, superman, dragon; trustno1." And with that you have just read not the opening lines to a bad novel, but six words and phrases that are among the "25 worst passwords of 2011."The list was compiled by SplashData, which makes various apps, including computer and mobile programs to help keep passwords secure. But with passwords like these below,fuggedaboutit. Here's their list of the worst for the year:

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. passwOrd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football

So, turn off the "football" game for a bit, or come in from the "sunshine," and change your passwords if they even remotely resemble any of these. ESET researcher Paul Laudanski's blog, "No chocolates for my passwords please!" has a list of good tips on how to come up with passwords that won't leave you feeling like a "monkey."

By Suzanne Choney

Neoxter · 11-22-2011

password and qwerty were previous passwords for me

"iloveyou" is a classic

Confucius · 11-23-2011

no. 9 is actually cool

11-22-2011	#1
Tawa  Last Online: 12-20-2021 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,245 Thanks: 2,121 Thanked 3,365 Times in 1,740 Posts Groans: 29 Groaned at 44 Times in 35 Posts	The 25 worst passwords of 2011 The 25 worst passwords of 2011 AP file And the No. 1 worst password of the year (and all time) : "password." "Letmein ... iloveyou, master, superman, dragon; trustno1." And with that you have just read not the opening lines to a bad novel, but six words and phrases that are among the "25 worst passwords of 2011."The list was compiled by SplashData, which makes various apps, including computer and mobile programs to help keep passwords secure. But with passwords like these below,fuggedaboutit. Here's their list of the worst for the year: 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. passwOrd 19. shadow 20. 123123 21. 654321 22. superman 23. qazwsx 24. michael 25. football So, turn off the "football" game for a bit, or come in from the "sunshine," and change your passwords if they even remotely resemble any of these. ESET researcher Paul Laudanski's blog, "No chocolates for my passwords please!" has a list of good tips on how to come up with passwords that won't leave you feeling like a "monkey." By Suzanne Choney __________________ What we do in life, echoes in eternity. Last edited by Tawa; 11-22-2011 at 06:41 PM.

11-22-2011	#2
Neoxter Beyond the Code Last Online: 06-15-2014 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,993 Thanks: 2,214 Thanked 3,426 Times in 1,499 Posts Groans: 57 Groaned at 69 Times in 52 Posts	password and qwerty were previous passwords for me "iloveyou" is a classic __________________ Whatever you do, do it for the Lulz.

11-23-2011	#3
Confucius chou 7achich ma 7achich?! Last Online: 10-08-2013 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,730 Thanks: 967 Thanked 1,103 Times in 764 Posts Groans: 12 Groaned at 16 Times in 13 Posts	no. 9 is actually cool __________________ all in all you're just another brick in the wall

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