Survey Shows How Stupid People Are With Passwords

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Survey Shows How Stupid People Are With Passwords

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @06:06AM from the your-password-is-trustno1 dept.

wiredmikey writes "Another study was released to today that once again shows how careless people really are online. When it comes to safeguarding personal information online, many people don't seem to care very much, or don't think enough about it. In the survey of more than 2,500 people, some interesting and scary trends were revealed in how users handle their online passwords..."

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Websites are responsible too by odies · 2010-10-12 06:06 · Score: 3, Funny

In addition to securing web and database servers and only storing the passwords as hashes with salt added, websites should do more to protect the user passwords. This for example is why Slashdot hides your password as ******** if you accidentally happen to write or paste it to a comment - a practice every website should do.
1. Re:Websites are responsible too by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-12 06:13 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  ********
  
  Holy crap, it actually worked.
2. Re:Websites are responsible too by Abstrackt · 2010-10-12 06:31 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  My password is ********, you insensitive clod!
  
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  They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
3. Re:Websites are responsible too by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-12 06:32 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  You're right! Every time I type in hunter2 it shows up as *******.
4. Re:Websites are responsible too by VGPowerlord · 2010-10-12 06:42 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You're right! Every time I type in ******* it shows up as *******.
  Well, DUH.
  I have auto-login turned on and now I can't remember what I set my ******** to. I think I made it something easy for me to remember, though.
  
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  GLaDOS for President 2016! "Well here we are again. It's always such a pleasure." -- GLaDOS, 2011
5. Re:Websites are responsible too by interkin3tic · 2010-10-12 07:23 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Where is the (-1 "it's a trap!") mod when you need it
  In a discussion board far, far away.
6. Re:Websites are responsible too by bigrockpeltr · 2010-10-12 07:31 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  hunter2
  did it work for me?
  
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  $ unzip, strip, touch, finger, grep, mount, fsck, more, yes,fsck,fsck,fsck,umount, sleep
7. Re:Websites are responsible too by VJ42 · 2010-10-12 07:36 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Hey! It doesn't work!
  Yes it does, all I can see is ******** - they obviously let you see your own password.
  
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  If I have nothing to hide, you have no reason to search me
8. Re:Websites are responsible too by severoon · 2010-10-12 10:03 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  ...and also, your pet's name was "i|yGgd$s"
  
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  but have you considered the following argument: shut up.
Survey Shows How Stupid People Are by Superken7 · 2010-10-12 06:08 · Score: 5, Funny

was the "with passwords" part actually needed in the title? ;)
1. Re:Survey Shows How Stupid People Are by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-12 06:11 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Was a survey actually needed either?
2. Re:Survey Shows How Stupid People Are by Defenestrar · 2010-10-12 06:57 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Twenty percent of 10 is 0.4 right?
Easy by zill · 2010-10-12 06:15 · Score: 5, Funny

It's a bad idea to use the same password everywhere, so I just set the password as my username and pick a new username on every website.
1. Re:Easy by zill · 2010-10-12 06:44 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Hahahaha disregard that, I suck cocks.
2. Re:Easy by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-12 09:29 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Can I have my account back, please?
Pot, meet kettle by Astatine · 2010-10-12 06:27 · Score: 2, Funny

"86 percent do not check for a secure connection when accessing sensitive information when using unfamiliar computers"
Seriously, now. A website with "security" in the title really ought to at least try to present credible security analysis!
*facepalm*
Re:But I thought... by Abstrackt · 2010-10-12 06:34 · Score: 5, Funny

What I find works best is taking the first letter of every word in an easy to remember phrase. For example, "poor aunt sally slipped while out racing dogs". Er, wait...

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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
Re:Myth of stupid people... by thePowerOfGrayskull · 2010-10-12 06:37 · Score: 4, Funny

and want to check my e-mail while in [a?] Russian on business
That's some business!
Re:What about logging in over public WiFi? by interkin3tic · 2010-10-12 07:45 · Score: 3, Funny

"We got the cadence checking thing to work on login!"
"That's Good!"
"But now we've locked out one half of all our joint-account holders."
"That's bad."
But the guy who sold it to us gave us free coupons for frozen yogurt!
That's good!
The frozen yogurt is loaded with potassium benzoate!
(blank stare)
That's bad.
Can I go now?
Re:pwdhash FTW by 140Mandak262Jamuna · 2010-10-12 07:46 · Score: 3, Funny

You forgot to post your usernames. I am not able to use your accounts using just your passwords. Please post the usernames too.

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sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Re:My first law by redJag · 2010-10-12 08:16 · Score: 2, Funny

Geez, you're awfully cynical for a 27 year old.
Is My Password OK? by rally2xs · 2010-10-12 13:31 · Score: 2, Funny

MickeyMinnieDonaldDaisyHueyDeweyLouieGoofySacramento
8 characters and a capital. OK?
Mel Brooks by BraksDad · 2010-10-12 14:41 · Score: 2, Funny

My password is 1

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Slowly waving my hand - "This is not the sig you are looking for."
Re:What about logging in over public WiFi? by Garridan · 2010-10-12 15:17 · Score: 2, Funny

Wrong. Administrators / webmasters are people, too.
Re:Websites' stupid password rules make it hard on by Toe,+The · 2010-10-12 15:36 · Score: 2, Funny

"tr1nk3ts"
Whoops. That was totally insecure. I meant: tr1nk3t5,
Nobody would EVER crack with that.