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Funny thing at work, I was handling some legacy users - we need to make sure that on the next login, if they have a weak password, they have to change it.

So the whole day I'm typing "123" as a password, 123 123 123 123 all good. So finally I'm done and now I'm testing it, and accidentally I type 1234 instead of just 123. Doesn't really matter, either is "weak", so I just click "Login".

Then goes Chrome, "1234 is known as a weak password, found in breaches, you should change it".

So TIL 123 is still good.

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[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 53 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

1234? That's amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage!

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

123456? That’s amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage!

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago (4 children)

If you're looking to see how strong a password really is, check it here.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"The roman numerals in your password should multiply to 35." Ah crap.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Today's wordle answer killed me

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The best move in algebraic chess notation killed me. Maybe some day I will beat this game dammit!

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

I gave up after the atomic numbers must add up to 200

[–] Krelis_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

It's:

Tap for spoilerArrow

Tip: Make it 'Narrow' so you also have an atomic symbol (Na)

[–] Krelis_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Just get a V and a VII in there

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago

Weird that it asks for your email before you can test your password

/s

NEAL.FUN*ThePasswordGame1 is a good password.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Nice try...trying to steal my passwords...

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 days ago

My guess would be that the password checking feature has a minimum character limit of 4 characters, to avoid false positives on things that aren't actually passwords.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Where I work, the infra folks are way overworked. Getting them to do things is impossible given their existing todo list. And when you do get them to do something (by throwing managers at them) they half-ass it.

(I'm not blaming them. I blame the managers. It is frustrating though. Anyway.)

And as a result, there's one system that I use frequently that they set up, but cut corners and never hooked it up to our single sign-on solution. And so in order to get into this system, everyone has to use a shared username/password. "readonly:readonly". And every time I log in, my browser nags me about the known weak password.

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 16 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So, is the account actually read-only?

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

I'm not sure I've ever tried to do any write operations. I'm honestly not even sure the service behind that login page offers any write operations. I might have to check sometime. I'm curious.

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago

No, only the password is.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 22 points 6 days ago (13 children)

Everyone post your favorite strong password!

[–] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 45 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] zlatko@programming.dev 10 points 6 days ago

hunter2

it doesn't look like *s to me

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Correct.staple.horse.battery

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Correct house stapler battery

[–] unbuckled_easily933@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Hagdos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Nono, that would be unsafe

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

I always go with password2 cuz everyone throws a fit about password1 being insecure.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago
[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

3bitswalkintoabarandoneflips

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

No upper case or special chars? Kinky!

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[–] Mutterwitz@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Bananabananabananaterracottabananaterracottaterracottapie

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Vicinity of obscenity in your eyes

Longing. Rusted. Seventeen. Daybreak. Furnace. Nine. Benign. Homecoming. One. Freight car.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago

travesty1$urged3$Lofty$Suggest$2doric$altitude3$napping5$herman$1Discuss$alton2$tripe0$Energize$Lumber$yank2$console7

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

So my luggage is still safe.

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
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