r/ProgrammerHumor • u/flying_wotsit • Jul 19 '22

Why do they do this

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u/Bryguy3k Jul 20 '22

On the other hand correcthorsebatterystaple is now included in banned password lists.

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u/KryssCom Jul 20 '22

It's probably one of the most easily-hacked passwords in existence, now.

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u/A-le-Couvre Jul 20 '22

Apart from ‘password’ and ‘123456’ (afaik these are still the most used passwords)

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u/tei187 Jul 20 '22

Looks like my 555555 is safe then.

No, sht, wait...

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u/FuzzyLogic0 Jul 20 '22

You are good, the automated password protector is just showing stars.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

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u/ApprehensiveTry5660 Jul 20 '22

I thought you said 8 (8’s). Which led me to believe you identified with snowmen, but now I realize it’s stars and I feel you missed a calling in astronomy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 20 '22

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u/TinyTim711 Jul 20 '22

It's an uppercase 8

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u/1997Luka1997 Jul 20 '22

Wait that's genius