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| Date | 2015-06-16 20:50 -0400 |
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Good or bad idea |
| References | (4 earlier) <Ppidnd0SPoarTePInZ2dnUU7-Y2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <160620150915215450%YourName@YourISP.com> <vZWdnU4GIMfA_uLInZ2dnUU7-fGdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <1g0vnale847cmnna5jdtupuk9eah32qjt5@4ax.com> <mlo3pi$cfc$1@dont-email.me> |
| Message-ID | <ksSdnZT4r7__WR3InZ2dnUU7-RVi4p2d@giganews.com> (permalink) |
On 2015-06-15 23:06, Don Bruder wrote: > In article <1g0vnale847cmnna5jdtupuk9eah32qjt5@4ax.com>, > John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote: > >> On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:44:29 -0400, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> In article <160620150915215450%YourName@YourISP.com>, >>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Even easier ... just use "PASSWORD" and "1234" for everything. ;-) >>> >>> Had a friend who used Mom's maiden name as his password. The phrase, not >>> the old lady's moniker.. >> >> Where I live that would actually be quite secure. "Mom" is not a real >> word in our language so a dictionary attack could skip it. >> Your Name's suggestions are possibly a little less secure. I'm sure >> those are two of the first things any decent spy would ... or maybe >> not. Would a spy think *anyone* could be that stupid? >> I know millions *are* and do use those very passwords but if you are >> trying to hack a system would you go for those first? Or would you >> assume the owner isn't a complete cretin? >> Life as a hacker must be difficult, with all those decisions to make >> ... :) >> J. > > I've read, in several places over the years, and in both fiction and > non-fiction material, that the four most commonly used passwords on the > planet, in order, are "password", "Password", "password1", and > "Password1". http://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-popular-passwords-of-2014-were-all-doomed-1680596951
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Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-14 11:00 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-14 11:45 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-14 12:48 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-14 21:13 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-14 21:41 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-06-14 17:21 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-15 13:13 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-06-15 08:19 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-14 22:20 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-06-15 08:21 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-14 11:47 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-14 12:09 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea billy@MIX.COM - 2015-06-14 18:19 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-14 17:06 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-06-14 21:32 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-15 15:21 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-06-15 15:32 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 02:18 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-06-16 15:26 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-06-15 21:41 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 03:48 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-06-16 15:28 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-15 13:11 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-06-14 23:05 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-15 15:23 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-06-14 15:19 -0700
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-15 13:19 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-06-14 17:26 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-15 09:12 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-06-14 19:06 -0700
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-15 09:16 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-16 09:15 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-15 19:44 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 03:01 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-06-15 20:06 -0700
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 05:19 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-06-16 11:00 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-16 12:51 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-06-16 20:50 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-14 08:47 -0700
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-15 09:10 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-06-14 12:06 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-14 12:12 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-06-14 21:50 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-15 15:37 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-15 15:47 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> - 2015-06-14 12:00 -0700
Re: Good or bad idea Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-14 17:21 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-15 16:10 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-06-15 15:14 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-06-15 18:57 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 02:54 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-15 23:56 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 06:02 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-06-16 21:10 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-06-16 18:18 -0700
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-17 13:38 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-18 04:12 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-06-18 11:56 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-17 06:52 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-06-17 12:12 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-18 04:03 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-06-18 11:56 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-18 08:20 -0400
Re: Good or bad idea Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-06-16 10:20 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-06-16 21:06 +0000
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-17 13:12 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 23:17 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-16 02:25 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-06-15 15:58 +0100
Re: Good or bad idea Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-15 09:15 +1200
Re: Good or bad idea Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-06-15 08:54 -0400
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