World's Worst Password ever "123456" (recent surveys)

Just read this article about world's worst passwords list...and like to share with all you guys..



According to one of the surveys conducted by whatsmypass.com recently, the worst password used by most of the internet users is "123456" followed by "password" in the second place.

http://bloggertricks.com/2009/03/worlds-worst-passwords-list-123456-is.html

 

In that case, why we should consider that ****** is better than 123456 ?

 

Why call it worse?
It is the users choice to decide what his password should be.

 

It is the worst because it is the most common.

If I were to try and guess the password of somebody's account, that would be the first thing to try.

 

I have these worst passwords for some of accts

 

Thats true in first case. (Not for DP)

 

Wow I read this and though "I am one of those idiots lol". Actually I usually use 123456 for passwords to things I will only use once or hardly ever, just because I know that I can remember 123456 if I ever need that password. And its never anything important, so I do not worry.

 

love, sex , god is worse imo

 

Really recemended for a strong of password

 

Actually, it is the fact many people use such simple passwords .
As I know even someone use these passwords as bank acc passwords . lol

For me, I use software to generate random/complex passwords and store my account information .
Good luck to your guys .

 

Hah! I know someone who uses those kinds of passwords, along with 24681012, 13579, etc.

Me, i like being secure. I use passwords that are around 25 characters. Random letters, numbers, and symbols, even some uppercase letters.

 

I can actually understand why this is chosen. It seems like a person has to have a username and password for everything now-a-days. I actually keep a note book to keep up with all my usernames and passwords.

 

i have used this passwd before .. alater i have changed.. even now google wont allow 123456

 

It is worst because it is easily predictable and more chances for your account to get hacked!

 

How about password generator? I know it gives a very strong combination of password but at the same time it becomes difficult to remember.

I use a built in cPanel password generator for MySQL, FTP etc. For others a combination of alphanumeric characters.

 

I mostly Use Alpha Numeric passwords,
Yeah I have Seen many People Using 123456 Or Password as Password,

 

I have been using alpha numeric pass since a long time and they vary so much that I actually keep a diary which lists them!

It is tough for my little mind to remember all of them!

Regards,

RightMan

 

its better to have 654321 instead of having 123456 .. lol

 

Yeah! i use to have 123456 in my initial days back to 2003, but it is now termed as low security password