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Worst passwords of 2011

Posted by ; Filed under: Internet, Technology 

Do you get confused when it comes to selecting a password for your net banking account or your Facebook account? So, what do you use for making a password for you? Your first girlfriend’s name? Or, your birth date? Or, even worse, your name??

The more relevant your ‘password’ is to you, easier it is for any hacker to crack it. Using names, birth dates, etc. are the most not-suggested passwords. I have even seen portals which will not accept your personal details for passwords. They will, at the moment you are registering, inform you that you have used your personal details in password sections, which is not suggested.So, what passwords do other people around the globe use for protecting their accounts? ‘Password’ is the most commonly used and the worst password word of 2011. There is a software developed by SplashData which provides data management application, which released 2011′s worst 25 passwords list.

‘Password’ being the first in ranks! Even the word Passw0rd (notice the zero instead of letter O), is no good. It stand on 18th position. ‘qwerty’, ’123456′, ‘abc123′, etc. are other passwords that top the list, not necessarily in same order. Here is the list of top 25 passwords which are considered the worst:

  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
Some gyaan about passwords:
  • All character passwords are easier to crack, numbers take more time to get cracked. Using symbols makes life even worse for hackers. One should always use alphanumeric passwords with symbols
  • It is always better to NOT USE your name, personal details. They can be easy cake for hackers
  • using random characters and non-sequential numbers always make these pasword guessing applications go dizzy
  • Use longer passwords. A general rule-of-thumb suggests a minimum 8 character long password
Also, avoid using same User ID and Password combinations for different websites / portals. If anyone gets hands on one, the other shouldn’t get compromised.

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