Worst Wifi Password Ever

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Tricky passwords can be a double-edged sword. You have to make sure they aren't more trouble than they're worth.

Password policy frustration

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The better designed systems will show you the full set of password policies all at once rather than revealing them individually like this. That way the user should be able to create a new password with the fewest number of failed attempts.

The most mischievous key on the keyboard

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Someone needs to make a keyboard where the entire caps lock key lights up (not just a little light but the whole key) to make it more obvious when this sneaky bastard is messing things up.

I'm in

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You shouldn't even need to do this if you're using a password manager, but lots of people don't, so if they can manage this (without reusing passwords) then more power to them.

Make some room for other things

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There's a life hack that says you should get things out of your head by writing them down so you no longer have to waste energy worrying about forgetting them, but when that comes to passwords you might want to take a little extra care and not simply write them in a notebook.

Still gotta be careful to avoid shells

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Long walks on the beach aren't just fun, they'll give you the strongest passwords, too.

Never tempt fate or hackers

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You might think that the only way they could get into your WiFi is by guessing your super powerful secret password, but not only is your password probably not as strong as you think it is, it's also probably not the only way in. WiFi routers have vulnerabilities just like other computerized systems.

I see a Password111111111111111 in your future

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I suppose at some point you'd need to use different numbers besides just 1, because it'll become difficult to remember how many 1's you need to enter.

I Don't Remember My Password pin

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I don't remember mine either. That's what password managers are for. 

When there's no more chill

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Maybe it's just me, but I would have thought that if your relationship with someone is so bad that you have to block them then surely you'd also stop using their Netflix account, wouldn't you?

For all your high top security password needs

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I didn't know there was a way to make Chucks even better.

If the 'Forgot your password' thing was a person

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Thankfully password managers seem to help me avoid this problem, so I've never been stymied by a password devil.

Never gonna remember this one

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Of course with all those constraints, the number of possible passwords that satisfy them all is actually smaller than if there were fewer constraints, which actually makes it easier to search through the entire set of possible passwords. In an effort to make passwords more secure, it actually makes them less secure.

Sometimes it's smarter to be dumb

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When the advice to deal with a vulnerable Internet of Things device is to unplug it (effectively returning you to the dumb way of doing things), that's when you know "smart" isn't worth it.

Your Secrets Are Safe With Me pin

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This button demonstrates you know the most secure way to keep a secret - by forgetting it. 

Department of Duh-fense

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I really expected better of the Department of Defense. I mean, defending things is supposed to be their entire raison d'etre. You'd think they wouldn't get tripped up by forgetting to password protect a server, but I guess they're just as fallible as everybody else. 

No candy bars for you

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Forgetting your password is completely normal, and you're probably more secure because of it because you can't be tricked or lured into giving it out in exchange for chocolate (as people have done in the past). So long as you employ a memory aid like a password manager or are able to reliably use the Forgot Password feature then you should be good.

Lee Evans : Why Do I Always Forget My Passwords?!

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I can't say I've ever encountered the one about being asked for individual letters from my password, but I wouldn't put it past some sites. I know there have been some that stored the plaintext form of the password and that would have definitely enabled such a weird authentication scheme. 

When you have a password manager

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It's easy when you don't have to remember them yourself.

Nobody tells government employees what to do

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It's not every day the solution to a problem is staring you in the face. Maybe the 130 people who used the password ChangeItN0w! would have been better able to see the solution if the password box wasn't masked.