25 Worst Passwords of the year

[geetrue]

I may have actually used one of these passwords at one time, in my early years of course.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/11/...words-of-2011/

25 Worst Passwords of the Year

1. password

2. 123456

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. abc123

6. monkey

7. 1234567

8. letmein

9. trustno1

10. dragon

11. baseball

12. 111111

13. iloveyou

14. master

15. sunshine

16. ashley

17. bailey

18. passwOrd

19. shadow

20. 123123

21. 654321

22. superman

23. qazwsx

24. michael

25. football

[Rockstar]

[Herr-Berbunch]

I always use ********

And can I just point out that that was a load of asterisks, not any sweary words.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I always use ********

And can I just point out that that was a load of asterisks, not any sweary words.

Infraction....and that was a password

[Skybird]

I use a code consisting of 1s exclusively. But their sequence I keep strictly secret.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Infraction....and that was a password

[vienna]

Er, uh, excuse me,....I've gotta go change my password...

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by geetrue

2. 123456

[Rockstar]

[Platapus]

The United States takes great measures to ensure that our nuclear weapons can not be launched by unauthorized personnel.

Starting in the 1960's, SecDef McNamara instigated a system of Technical Locks which were physical locks that would prevent a nuclear weapon from being activated. Due to security there was a complicated system where these combinations would be updated and changed. These combinations are totally separate from launch authorization codes

This bothered General Thomas Powers (CINCSAC) among others that this new security practice might result in confusions and in the worse case scenario prevent the authorized use of nuclear weapons.

So, working against policy, the Technical Lock out combinations for all the LGM30 Minuteman ICBMs were set to 00000000

There are multiple articles on the Internets Tubes that claim this to be the actual launch code, but it wasn't. It was a technical lock out code.

The Technical lock out code was not used to launch the missile it was used to prevent the launch of the missile.

But still, eight zeros, who would have thought?

Originally Posted by Platapus

The United States takes great measures to ensure that our nuclear weapons can not be launched by unauthorized personnel.

Starting in the 1960's, SecDef McNamara instigated a system of Technical Locks which were physical locks that would prevent a nuclear weapon from being activated. Due to security there was a complicated system where these combinations would be updated and changed. These combinations are totally separate from launch authorization codes

This bothered General Thomas Powers (CINCSAC) among others that this new security practice might result in confusions and in the worse case scenario prevent the authorized use of nuclear weapons.

So, working against policy, the Technical Lock out combinations for all the LGM30 Minuteman ICBMs were set to 00000000

There are multiple articles on the Internets Tubes that claim this to be the actual launch code, but it wasn't. It was a technical lock out code.

The Technical lock out code was not used to launch the missile it was used to prevent the launch of the missile.

But still, eight zeros, who would have thought?

that sounds like the typical morons in charge, lets not give out the launch codes but instead tell everyone how to turn them into useless lawn furniture instead, either way we are screwed

[vienna]

This is from the "Gilmore Girls" show: Lorelei's mother (Kelly Bishop) has bought a panic room and is calling Lorelei (Laure Graham) about the secret password to the room:

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Webster

that sounds like the typical morons in charge, lets not give out the launch codes but instead tell everyone how to turn them into useless lawn furniture instead, either way we are screwed

Well no one but the authorized crew members knew of this and it would have stayed secret if it were not for a former crew member blowing it to the press in the late 1970's.

And again, given how these technical codes were intended to be used, the story is not as bad as it sounds. But it does make for a good story.