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socialist_n_TN

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23. The best password formula I've ever heard of is......

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 03:23 PM

Jan 2015

to take the first letter of a line in one of your favorite songs. Capitalize where appropriate and throw in some numbers like 2 for "too" or "to", 4 for "for", 8 for "ate", etc.

To crack this password it would take someone who knew you well enough to know what your fav song is and then figure out which line in that song you used and then figure out which number you changed a word into and how many times you did so. Sounds pretty much impossible to bust that code to me.

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If you are using any of the passwords in this list, change it! [View all] Nye Bevan Jan 2015 OP

Mine is ******** and it's not on the list. What a relief! Xipe Totec Jan 2015 #1

OMG!!! I just checked and my password is ******** too!!! Thor_MN Jan 2015 #19

Mine are way too weird. cwydro Jan 2015 #2

Mine is ********. bravenak Jan 2015 #3

Amazing Stryder Jan 2015 #4

People actually use Password as their password? Scootaloo Jan 2015 #5

You'd be surprised (and horrified) Posteritatis Jan 2015 #12

Where I work, there is a system account in the Development Environment Thor_MN Jan 2015 #22

Oh, great... IDemo Jan 2015 #6

The combination is 12345. Initech Jan 2015 #7

Sentences = best passwords karadax Jan 2015 #8

I once worked for a company which standardized user passwords Posteritatis Jan 2015 #13

You are correct KentuckyWoman Jan 2015 #16

"This is a sentence" - the new "12345" Scootaloo Jan 2015 #17

Not me, I always use "54321" I've got them fooled! RKP5637 Jan 2015 #18

...Earth below us, drifting, falling | Floating weightless, calling calling home Scootaloo Jan 2015 #20

Yikes! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #24

Oh no! Now I've got "4 3 2 1" stuck in my head!!! RKP5637 Jan 2015 #29

Oh lord Aerows Jan 2015 #31

The other tips I've heard tammywammy Jan 2015 #32

Well, this Princess01 has to reset some passwords. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #9

Damn! Most of my passwords are on that list. onehandle Jan 2015 #10

I bet mmonk Jan 2015 #11

Not on the list: Fuckbucket7 NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #14

The access code is...access code. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #15

I've been known to use SheilaT Jan 2015 #21

Mine is Polish katmondoo Jan 2015 #26

Even better. SheilaT Jan 2015 #30

The best password formula I've ever heard of is...... socialist_n_TN Jan 2015 #23

Yeah, I see "Shit4Br@inz51" isn't on there either, whew! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #25

Mine are ten minimum, no repeating characters Aerows Jan 2015 #27

I keep changing mine, mostly because I changed it and forgot the new one... Historic NY Jan 2015 #28