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Offline Clive

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How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« on: March 31, 2010, 15:12 »
The table is particularly interesting and shows just how quick your password could be cracked. 

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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2010, 15:39 »
I'm OK, apparently, I'm at 1.889 millenia. ;D
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2010, 17:59 »
nice.
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2010, 18:48 »
I'm a mere 20 millenia.  Don't laugh at the "letmein" password.  My boss at work used that one!   :)x

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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2010, 18:50 »
I use a much stronger password for letmein. ;)
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2010, 19:00 »
I'm a mere 20 millenia.  Don't laugh at the "letmein" password.  My boss at work used that one!   :)x

haha.... must be as bad as "God" or simply the username.
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2010, 01:01 »
Whats wrong with OPENSESAME  ;D

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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2010, 09:44 »
I find the seeds stick in my teeth. ;)
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2010, 10:47 »
:groan:
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2010, 10:48 »
:ithank:
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2010, 14:02 »
It says it would take 2.21 years to crack mine lol
Only think is my password doesnt have anything to do with me personally  :leer:
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2010, 15:40 »
I think they'd have given up after 2 years anyway, Davy.  :)
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2010, 15:51 »
I have yet to be hacked or anything like that
I do run great security on my computer only trusted things are allowed in
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2010, 16:03 »
Same here. I've never seen a virus on one of my own machines.
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Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2010, 16:44 »
Yet...   :devil:
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