25 Worst Passwords of the year

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.

[geetrue]

I was using my birthday backwards and then I forgot my birthday

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

The bootable USB I keep in my wallet will give me ALL your passwords in less than 3 minutes.

What happens if you lose your wallet?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What happens if you lose your wallet?

Then some unlucky person will be expected to pay all of the IOU's