Password, bet you I can hack it....

[ElderGeek]

Everyone has passwords, usually many, depending on how much the person is online and where they surf to. Passwords are a necessary evil in the computing world. If you are like me you have a laundry list of them. Some you use daily, others once or twice a year. These are the ones you usually forget and click the 'forgot my password' link.

When picking a password take into consideration of what the account is for. Some may disagree, but I use weak easy to remember passwords on forums like these. I am not to concerned about someone hacking my AzQuads account. What do I loose? My post count? Not a big deal really.

No for other more important accounts like my website, banking sites, vendor accounts, etc. I use strong passwords. These can really cause harm if someone were to hack it and take control.

Here are a few links to some lists of the most commonly used passwords. Are yours on the list?

SmartPlanet Top 20 - Jan 2010

What's my Password Top 500 - Nov. 2008

[azkfx450rider]

I use combinations of uppercase, lower case and a mix of numbers and letters

[jeephreak]

thats funny...an industry standard password didnt show up...I wont give it away - lets see who can figure it out.

[ElderGeek]

Yea, I noticed there are a few common IT Admin passwords not listed.

Bowtie & Ludwick are not allowed to guess.....

[azkfx450rider]

haha one of the most common passwords i find when helping people out with their sites is actally admin, soo not safe haha

[jeephreak]

ding ding ding...we have a winner.

I've seen that WAY too many times in too many shops that should have much stronger pw's

alpha-numeric.

Great post Mike!!

[Bowtie]

my favorite password of 1amG0d always works!!!