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Title: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Clive on March 31, 2010, 15:12

The table is particularly interesting and shows just how quick your password could be cracked. 

LINK (http://lifehacker.com/5505400/how-id-hack-your-weak-passwords?skyline=true&s=i)

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on March 31, 2010, 15:39

I'm OK, apparently, I'm at 1.889 millenia. ;D

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: sam on March 31, 2010, 17:59

nice.

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Clive 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

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on March 31, 2010, 18:50

I use a much stronger password for letmein. ;)

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: sam on March 31, 2010, 19:00

Quote from: Clive 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

haha.... must be as bad as "God" or simply the username.

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Sandra on April 01, 2010, 01:01

Whats wrong with OPENSESAME  ;D

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 09:44

I find the seeds stick in my teeth. ;)

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Simon on April 01, 2010, 10:47

:groan:

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 10:48

:ithank:

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: davy51 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:

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 15:40

I think they'd have given up after 2 years anyway, Davy.  :)

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: davy51 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

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 16:03

Same here. I've never seen a virus on one of my own machines.

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Simon on April 01, 2010, 16:44

Yet...   :devil:

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 16:46

Always yet...  :)

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Clive on April 01, 2010, 17:22

Quote from: Rik on April 01, 2010, 16:03

Same here. I've never seen a virus on one of my own machines.

I've seen a few on your machine Rik.  Oh wait - you're not supposed to know that!   :blush:

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 17:23

 ;D

Those are just Donald Russell droppings. ;)

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Clive on April 01, 2010, 17:59

 ;D  They will be very tasty. 

Title: Re: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Post by: Rik on April 01, 2010, 18:07

Yup. :)