The Register forum: Don't shame idiots about their idiotically weak passwords

tag:theregister.com,2005:feed/forum/theregister.com/2017/11/27/password_psychology/ The Register forum: Don't shame idiots about their idiotically weak passwords 2018-09-29T13:32:33Z Copyright © 2025, Situation Publishing Ltd. Team Register (and a cast of thousands of forum denizens) [email protected] https://www.theregister.com/odds/about/contact/ https://www.theregister.com/Design/graphics/icons/favicon.png https://www.theregister.com/Design/graphics/Reg_default/The_Register_r.png tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3622133 2018-09-29T13:32:33Z Re: @Adam 1 Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3622132 2018-09-29T13:28:11Z No Title Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3622131 2018-09-29T13:27:17Z Re: Mostly Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3621250 2018-09-28T12:31:43Z No Title Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3621238 2018-09-28T12:27:19Z Re: password vs pass-phrase Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3620695 2018-09-27T21:49:58Z No Title Chris Walsh https://forums.theregister.com/user/6661/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3371355 2017-12-11T18:54:52Z No Title Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3370753 2017-12-11T05:17:52Z Re: Mostly ShadowDragon8685 https://forums.theregister.com/user/40313/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3365897 2017-12-05T11:53:13Z Re: @DuchessofDukeStreet Lotaresco https://forums.theregister.com/user/10240/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3365418 2017-12-04T21:17:45Z No Title Kiwi https://forums.theregister.com/user/53495/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3361682 2017-11-30T11:05:28Z Re: Mostly MJI https://forums.theregister.com/user/29619/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3360815 2017-11-29T15:12:16Z Re: But what if you forget the previous one, too? Tom -1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/75888/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3360810 2017-11-29T15:09:50Z @Just Enough Tom -1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/75888/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3360780 2017-11-29T14:41:38Z @Adam 1 Tom -1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/75888/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3360468 2017-11-29T10:52:40Z No Title Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3360416 2017-11-29T10:14:09Z No Title haloburn https://forums.theregister.com/user/54248/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3360378 2017-11-29T09:38:12Z Re: Oh, I think I know the place! Parash2 https://forums.theregister.com/user/65777/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359752 2017-11-28T16:25:05Z Re: Frequent changing of strong passwords Humpty McNumpty https://forums.theregister.com/user/53289/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359741 2017-11-28T16:18:55Z No Title Prst. V.Jeltz https://forums.theregister.com/user/76911/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359731 2017-11-28T16:12:40Z Re: It was Ubisoft. Humpty McNumpty https://forums.theregister.com/user/53289/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359651 2017-11-28T15:21:52Z No Title Lotaresco https://forums.theregister.com/user/10240/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359577 2017-11-28T14:27:26Z No Title The First Dave https://forums.theregister.com/user/32061/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359551 2017-11-28T14:13:33Z Re: Frequent changing of strong passwords ravenviz https://forums.theregister.com/user/37595/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359533 2017-11-28T13:57:16Z Re: "If your password is brute-forceable, you shouldn't be using it." elgarak1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/86424/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359513 2017-11-28T13:43:16Z Re: "If your password is brute-forceable, you shouldn't be using it." Lee D https://forums.theregister.com/user/62937/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359491 2017-11-28T13:24:38Z Re: "If your password is brute-forceable, you shouldn't be using it." Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359479 2017-11-28T13:16:24Z Re: password vs pass-phrase elgarak1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/86424/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359374 2017-11-28T11:40:34Z Re: "If your password is brute-forceable, you shouldn't be using it." Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359324 2017-11-28T11:12:04Z Re: "Gameify" it Adam 1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/57973/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359305 2017-11-28T10:57:43Z 'Good enough' passwords Norman Nescio https://forums.theregister.com/user/20334/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359293 2017-11-28T10:51:14Z Re: "If your password is brute-forceable, you shouldn't be using it." Adam 1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/57973/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359291 2017-11-28T10:51:09Z No Title nijam https://forums.theregister.com/user/54456/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359278 2017-11-28T10:44:28Z Re: Mostly AndyD 8-)₹ https://forums.theregister.com/user/82354/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359267 2017-11-28T10:38:51Z No Title AndyD 8-)₹ https://forums.theregister.com/user/82354/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359135 2017-11-28T08:45:42Z Same as it ever was.... Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359068 2017-11-28T07:09:57Z No Title ShadowDragon8685 https://forums.theregister.com/user/40313/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359063 2017-11-28T07:05:45Z Re: Mostly ShadowDragon8685 https://forums.theregister.com/user/40313/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359057 2017-11-28T06:45:03Z "If your password is brute-forceable, you shouldn't be using it." Mike 137 https://forums.theregister.com/user/35852/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359045 2017-11-28T05:59:30Z No Title allegoricus https://forums.theregister.com/user/62323/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359044 2017-11-28T05:56:44Z Who says dumb passwords aren't secure JBowler https://forums.theregister.com/user/36382/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359036 2017-11-28T04:44:16Z No Title Tim Seventh https://forums.theregister.com/user/81292/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3359016 2017-11-28T03:28:38Z Re: password vs pass-phrase Charles 9 https://forums.theregister.com/user/31779/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358990 2017-11-28T01:25:43Z password vs pass-phrase Anonymous Coward tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358988 2017-11-28T01:16:04Z No Title BillG https://forums.theregister.com/user/39859/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358961 2017-11-27T23:08:33Z have they seen what a password might be ? Colin Tree https://forums.theregister.com/user/17501/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358938 2017-11-27T22:28:20Z No Title Adam 1 https://forums.theregister.com/user/57973/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358935 2017-11-27T22:24:06Z Re: My password is ... Captain DaFt https://forums.theregister.com/user/5451/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358934 2017-11-27T22:21:07Z users are stupid Long John Brass https://forums.theregister.com/user/1977/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358929 2017-11-27T22:06:31Z Oh, I think I know the place! Captain DaFt https://forums.theregister.com/user/5451/ tag:theregister.com,2005:post/3358899 2017-11-27T20:59:36Z No Title bombastic bob https://forums.theregister.com/user/74793/