I read an article today that listed the most popular passwords for 2014. In case you didn\u2019t see it, here\u2019s the list:<\/p>\n
123456 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 password \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012345 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12345678 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0qwerty \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0123456789
\n1234 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0baseball \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0football \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01234567 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 monkey \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0letmein
\nabc123 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0111111 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mustang \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0access \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 shadow \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0master
\nmichael \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 superman \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 696969 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0123123 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 batman \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0trustno1<\/p>\n
I have to admit that these are pretty lame, but this whole password thing is getting out of hand. Most Internet sites that insist on a password ( and more and more and more of them do) require that the password contain seven or eight characters, with numbers, special symbols and\/or capitalization \u2014 and \u2014 you\u2019re supposed to have a different password for each site. But back to passwords. I understand the Internet is a dangerous place and people want my stuff, and these are bad people that want it and all that. I do get it. That\u2019s the reason I don\u2019t put anything on my computer that I wouldn\u2019t share with anyone \u2014 even the bad guys. As far as picking passwords, everyone has their own method \u2014 I always thought \u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 would be a good password, since that\u2019s what I always see when the password is entered. There\u2019s an old blonde joke that during a password audit, the blonde was using the password: “MickeyMineyPlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyColumbus” \u2014 when she was asked why such a long password, she said she was told that it has to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital.<\/p>\n I\u2019m kind of the opinion that i should be able to choose\/use whatever password I want \u2014 I\u2019d be willing to sign some sort of a waiver of liability, but that\u2019s not the way the system operates. It\u2019s pretty incredible that with all the advances in technology, digital security still relies on my mother\u2019s maiden name or the street I grew up on\u2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I read an article today that listed the most popular passwords for 2014. In case you didn\u2019t see it, here\u2019s the list: 123456 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 password \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012345 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12345678 … Continue reading
\n(One thing I\u2019ve noticed is that even though these sites all require you to rack your brain to come up with unique passwords, that you usually forget and have to click on that little \u201cforget your password?\u201d box, all the sites ask you the same recovery questions, like where did you go to school, what\u2019s your mother\u2019s maiden name, what was your first car\u2026. seems like they want you<\/em> to be creative, but don\u2019t impose that restriction on themselves. Just sayin\u2026)<\/p>\n
\nI realize that in today\u2019s world, we\u2019re pretty much forced to do some things online \u2014 we have to get our bank statements online, for instance. We do take the proper precautions with those passwords, but Facebook (for example) pretty much has the same password restrictions. I rarely use Facebook and have less personal information on it than in the local telephone book (yea, we still get one.) So I really don\u2019t care who sees my page.
\nI\u2019m much more concerned with someone hacking into our bank\u2019s database than I am of them stealing my password. My opinion is that the whole password system is flawed and messy \u2014 you\u2019d think there ought to be a better way if all these web sites are going to force us to protect ourselves.<\/p>\n
\nAren\u2019t you glad you don\u2019t need a password to read this blog?
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n