+35 The password "password" has been drilled so many times as a bad password it's actually a good password. amirite?

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Using -any- single word is not a strong password. Thats the first thing a brute force to crack it will try, the program will just run straight through the dictionary

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Not quite. Password cracking isn't done by people, it's done by machines. The first thing any competent password cracker will try is an index of common passwords, usually followed by a dictionary attack. If it's ever been common or it contains any common combination of real words then it will be cracked by one of these two methods.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

If "password" is safe, imagine how safe "password123" must be, or even "p4ssw0rd"

by Anonymous 4 years ago

No.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Right, in the same way burgelers would never expect you to leave your front door open and leave your money in neat stacks on the floor. They will be surprised, but only at your stupidity.

by Anonymous 4 years ago