Crappiest passwords are most popular

[Davey Winder]

Ever wondered what the most popular passwords being used are? Ever wondered what the crappiest, most insecure passwords being used are? Hey, you are in luck as it seems the two lists are exactly the same. The What's My Pass 'Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time' list makes for interesting, if sometimes rather offensive (you have been warned), reading.

So I have stripped out the expletives and compiled the top 20 most popular and crappy passwords to give you something to ponder upon as we approach the end of the year. Just please don't tell me that you use any of these!

1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. 1234
5. 12345
6. dragon
7. qwerty
8. 696969
9. mustang
10. letmein
11. baseball
12. master
13. michael
14. football
15. shadow
16. monkey
17. abc123
18. pass
19. 6969
20. jordan

The only real surprise is that 'sex' does not make the top 500 list at all. The closest variant being sexy at number 44 and then sexsex at 64.

So go on then, do share, what is the crappiest password you have ever stumbled upon? Remember, keep it clean!

[Thinka]

I've worked with someone whose password was "london". Unsurprisingly, this was at a company in the City of, you guessed it, London.

[kanaku]

Sex probably didn't make it because it's too short (the word)...

I haven't encountered someone with an 'easy' password. My friends could be security freaks...

[tiger86]

I have encountered passwords as simple as flower or the persons name and have had to change them and inform the person to keep the server I protect secure.

[scru]

My daniweb password is 12345. I don't see what the big deal is.

[Thinka]

scru, I don't know how many people who read this blog will be tempted to use that information, but I hope none.

It reminds me of when Jeremy Clarkson posted his account details in the newspaper, and promptly had £500 deducted from his account...

[Whabligone]

I had a customer who used the trademark on the monitor as their password "syncmaster"

[fire_munki]

I've found the exact password in the hint section for customers before, very helpful.