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Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS

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On 2021-11-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> People don't care. It will be forever. :(
>
> In comp.os.linux.misc 166p1 <z24ba6.net> wrote:
>> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10209349/Passwords-123456-password-popular.html
>
>> Will we EVER learn? '123456' and 'password' are still among the
>> most popular passwords in the world ??? while many users continue
>> to use their own name, report reveals
>
>> The annual NordPass Most Common Passwords report revealed common
>> trends.  It found that people are still using very simple and easy
>> to guess passwords including '123456', 'password' and 'qwerty'
>> which can be cracked in a second. There were local and gender
>> differences including sports teams as passwords.
>
>> . . . .
>
>> SysAdmin ??? Well THIS is what you're up against - and
>> it's NOT going to change.
>
>> Users would rather live with unknown risks than suffer
>> with passwords and other procedures that are impossible
>> to remember or a pain to cope with. They WILL find a
>> way around difficult edicts - or they'll quit and take
>> all their job experience with them.
>
>> But, when it goes bad, the SysAdmins get the blame.
>
>> Look, cybercommerce/cyberbanking SOUNDED great. But
>> people are NOT going to cope with "dffNs%h##fj3d7xuz"
>> passwords plus text-messages on smartphones they may
>> not even own plus biometrics that won't recognize
>> you if you grew a beard or cut your thumb or dropped
>> 20 pounds plus inscruitable captchas. And WHY don't
>> you know the name of your maiden aunts 3rd cousin's
>> favorite pet gerbil ???!!!
>
>> Nobody is going to put up with such shit.
>
<snip>
Actually, writing checks and mailing them, using cash...that's 
pretty much how I run my life.
Small knick-knacks on line, but no major shopping that way.

pH in Aptos

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"Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS 166p1 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-18 00:52 -0500
  Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-18 08:03 +0000
    Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Christopher Conforti <christopher@conforti.xyz> - 2022-02-19 05:32 +0100
  Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-18 09:17 +0000
    Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-18 09:39 +0000
      Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2021-11-19 04:46 +0200
        Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS 166p1 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-18 22:39 -0500
          Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-19 08:29 +0000
            Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-19 09:05 +0000
          Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2021-11-20 05:04 +0200
        Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-19 09:04 +0000
  Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-11-18 04:11 -0600
    Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2021-11-21 23:33 +0000
      Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Iterator Revamps <iter@domain.invalid> - 2021-12-03 05:42 +0000
        Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2021-12-03 17:32 +0000
          Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS "25.BX943" <25BZ493@nada.net> - 2022-02-19 00:02 -0500
  Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-11-18 07:51 -0800
    Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS 166p1 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-18 22:57 -0500
  Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-18 12:03 -0500
    Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-18 18:03 +0000
      Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-11-18 20:52 -0500
        Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-11-19 09:00 +0000
      Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-11-19 03:11 +0000
        Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS 166p1 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-28 02:01 -0500
  Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2021-11-18 20:13 +0100
    Re: "Password" and "1234567" Still Favorite Passwords - And For Good REASONS 166p1 <z24ba6.net> - 2021-11-18 23:41 -0500

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