选择密码(Password)有多难？实际上，选择正确的密码并不难——但记住它，当然是！每天，我们都会使用多个密码。这些密码用于进行在线交易、登录社交账户、打开电子邮件甚至保护重要文件。但是，大多数人倾向于选择易于记忆的通用密码，这些密码过于简单且容易被黑客入侵。
以下列出了每个人都应该避免的前 10 个最常见的密码。据安全研究人员称，您会惊讶地发现，全球数百万人每天都在使用这些常用密码。因此(Hence)，破解这些密码对黑客来说是轻而易举的事。
要避免的常用密码
当您被要求设置密码时，您会想到什么？它通常是简单的数字模式、运动名称或常用名称。你并不孤单。世界各地的许多人使用简单的上述密码，有时使用他们的用户名。这些是要避免的常见密码，因为它们很容易被破解。
- 数字密码：(Numeric passwords: )如果我们谈论数字密码，那么“ 123456 ”是最常见的密码。因此，它也是一个错误的密码，应该完全避免。除此之外，还有很多人使用“ 12345678 ”、“ 1234 ”、“ 1234567 ”、“ 123456789 ”甚至“ 1234567890 ”。虽然其中一些是长密码；这些也很容易猜到。
- 重复数字的数字密码：(Numeric passwords with repeated digits:)除了上述密码外，人们还使用重复数字的数字密码。在此类别中，“ 1111 ”是最常见的密码之一。其后是其他常见密码，如“ 0000 ”、“ 1212 ”、“ 7777 ”、“ 1001 ”、“ 2000 ”、“ 1010 ”、“ 2020 ”等。这些数字不仅用作密码；但这些也是用于ATM交易的常见PIN 码。(PIN)这些应该完全避免。
- 密码：(Password: )不要在这里感到惊讶。这是全球第二大最常用的密码。“密码(password)”这个词本身就是许多人的密码。这个词的其他变体是“ password1 ”、“ PASSWORD ”、“ [email protected] ”和“ passw0rd ”。但是，黑客也知道这一点。
- Qwerty：你已经看到了，对吧？“ QWERTY ”（全部大写）或“ qwerty ”（全部小写字母）也是地球上最常见的密码之一。另一个变体是' qwertyuiop '。所以你以为你是唯一一个使用它的人吗？很容易记住，因为所有这些都构成了键盘的第一行。
- 运动名称：(Sports names: )人们喜欢运动并且喜欢使用这些名称作为密码。在所有用作常用密码的运动名称中，最常见的是“足球(football)”、“棒球(baseball)”、“曲棍球(hockey)”、“足球(soccer)”和“高尔夫球手(golfer)”。不仅是运动名称，一些与运动有关的词也很常用作密码。其中包括“乔丹(jordan)”、“洋基(yankees)队”、“老鹰(eagles)队”、“阿森纳(arsenal)”、“阿什利(ashley)”和“纳斯卡(nascar)”。你最近用过这些吗？
- 登录相关常用词：(Common words related to login:)你猜对了。“欢迎(Welcome)”是最常见的密码之一。其他相关的常用密码是；' letmein '、' login '、' enter '、' admin '、' pass '、' access '和' secret '。
- 字母数字密码：(Alphanumeric passwords:)理想情况下，字母数字密码应该是强密码。但是，如果您使用的是“ abcd123 ”或“ abc123 ”；那么您的帐户将很快被黑客入侵。此类别中的其他常见密码是“ trustno1 ”、“ password1 ”和“ welcome1 ”。
- 动物名称：(Animal names: )有些人尝试动物名称。此类别中最常见的密码是“ monkey ”、“ dolphin ”和“ tiger ”；再次是错误的密码。
- 宠物的名字：(Pet’s names:)你肯定会在这里争辩说每个人的宠物的名字都是不同的。那怎么可能猜到呢？但令人惊讶的是，许多宠物主人为他们的宠物选择了非常常见的名字。其中包括，“查理(Charlie)”、“贝拉(Bella)”、“可可(coco)” 、“麦克斯(max)” 、“露西(Lucy)”、“奥利奥(oreo)”等。因此，这些名称也是最常见的密码；反过来，应该完全避免的密码。
- 其他常用密码：(Other common passwords: )除上述之外，还有一些比较常用的密码，如‘ dragon ’、‘ master ’、‘公主(princess)’、‘ solo ’、‘ starwars ’、‘ iloveyou ’、‘ michael ’、‘ superman ’、 “蝙蝠侠(batman)”、“影子(shadow)”和“阳光(sunshine)”。
我们试图列出尽可能多的应该避免的常见密码。但是，除此之外，您还应避免使用重要的日期、出生日期（您或您的亲属）、孩子的姓名、配偶的姓名、出生地和最喜欢的度假目的地作为密码。
在当今世界，有必要创建包含字母数字字符、特殊字符以及大小写混合的强密码。(create strong passwords)如果您使用 ASCII 创建密码短语会更好。
阅读(Read)：使用密码强度检查工具检查(Password Strength Checker Tools)您的密码(Password)强度(Strength)。
您可以使用一些不错的免费免费密码管理器软件(Free Password Manager software)或在线密码管理器(Online Password Manager)，它们不仅可以帮助您记住和安全地存储您的密码，而且每次都可以创建强密码。有几个随机在线密码生成器(online password generators)可用。我们的免费软件PassBox是一个方便的小工具，可以记住您的所有密码，甚至为您的帐户生成强密码。您还可以查看这款便携式免费软件密码生成器(Password Generator)。
我们希望这些信息可以帮助您始终保护您的在线身份和数据。(We hope that this information helps you keep your online identity and data protected all the time.)
Top 10 most common Passwords to avoid
How difficult is to choose a Password? Actually, choosing the right password is not difficult – but remembering it, sure is! Every day, we use several passwords. These passwords are used for making online transactions, logging into social accounts, opening emails or even for protecting important documents. However, most people tend to choose easy-to-remember, common passwords that are too simple and can be easily hacked.
Here is a list of some of the top 10 most common passwords that everybody should avoid. You will be surprised to know that these common passwords are being used by millions of people across the globe every day, according to security researchers. Hence, hacking these passwords is a cakewalk for hackers.
Common Passwords to avoid
When you are asked to set a password, what comes to your mind? It is often a simple numeric pattern, names of sports or the common names. You are not alone. Many people around the world use simple aforementioned passwords and sometimes their user names. These are the common passwords to avoid as these are easily hackable.
- Numeric passwords: If we talk about numeric passwords, then ‘123456’ is the top most common password. As a result, it is also a bad password and should be avoided completely. Apart from this, many people use ‘12345678’, ‘1234’, ‘1234567’, ‘123456789’ and even ‘1234567890’. Though some of these are long passwords; these are easy to guess as well.
- Numeric passwords with repeated digits: In addition to above passwords, people also use numeric passwords with repeated digits. In this category, ‘1111’ is one of the most common passwords. This is followed by other common passwords like ‘0000’, ‘1212’, ‘7777’, ‘1001’, ‘2000’, ‘1010’, ‘2020’ and so on. These numbers are not only used as passwords; but these are also the common PIN numbers used for ATM transactions. These should be avoided completely.
- Password: Don’t be surprised here. This is the second most common password used across the globe. The word ‘password’ itself serves as the password for many. Other variations of this word are, ‘password1’, ‘PASSWORD’, ‘[email protected]’ and ‘passw0rd’. However, hackers know this too.
- Qwerty: You saw this coming, right? ‘QWERTY’ (all caps) or ‘qwerty’ (all small letters) is also one of the most common passwords on this earth. Another variation to this is ‘qwertyuiop’. So you thought you are the only one to use it? It is easy to remember as all these make up the first line of the keyboard.
- Sports names: People love sports and they love to use these names as their passwords. Out of all sports names used as common passwords, the most common are ‘football’, ‘baseball’, ‘hockey’, ‘soccer’ and ‘golfer’. Not only sports name, but some words related to sports are also very commonly used as passwords. These include, ‘jordan’, ‘yankees’, ‘eagles’, ‘arsenal’, ‘ashley’ and ‘nascar’. Have you been using any of these lately?
- Common words related to login: You guessed it right. ‘Welcome’ is one of the most common passwords. Other related common passwords are; ‘letmein’, ‘login’, ‘enter’, ‘admin’, ‘pass’, ‘access’ and ‘secret’.
- Alphanumeric passwords: Ideally alphanumeric passwords are supposed to be the strong passwords. However, if you are using ‘abcd123’ or ‘abc123’; then your account will be hacked within no time. Other common passwords in this category are, ‘trustno1’, ‘password1’ and ‘welcome1’.
- Animal names: Some people try animal names. The most common passwords in this category are, ‘monkey’, ‘dolphin’ and ‘tiger’; again the bad passwords.
- Pet’s names: You would definitely argue here that every person’s pet’s name is different. Then how is it possible to guess it? But surprisingly, many pet owners choose the names for their pets which are very common. These include, ‘Charlie’, ‘Bella’, ‘coco’, ‘max’, ‘Lucy’, ‘oreo’ and so on. As a result, these names are also the most common passwords; in turn the passwords which should be avoided completely.
- Other common passwords: Apart from the above, there are some fairly common passwords such as , ‘dragon’, ‘master’, ‘princess’, ‘solo’, ‘starwars’, ‘iloveyou’, ‘michael’, ‘superman’, ‘batman’, ‘shadow’ and ‘sunshine’.
We have tried to list down as many possible common passwords which should be avoided. However, apart from these, you should also avoid significant dates, date of birth (yours or your relatives), child’s name, spouse’s name, place of birth and favorite holiday destination as a password.
In today’s world, it is necessary to create strong passwords that contain alphanumeric characters, special characters and a mix of upper and lower case. Even better if you create Passphrases using ASCII.
Read: Check the Strength of your Password using Password Strength Checker Tools.
You can make use of some good free Free Password Manager software or an Online Password Manager, that will help you not only remember and securely store your passwords but also create strong passwords every time. There are several random online password generators available. Our freeware PassBox is a handy little tool that will remember all your passwords and even generate strong passwords for your account. You can also check out this portable freeware Password Generator.
We hope that this information helps you keep your online identity and data protected all the time.
