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Funny thing at work, I was handling some legacy users - we need to make sure that on the next login, if they have a weak password, they have to change it.

So the whole day I'm typing "123" as a password, 123 123 123 123 all good. So finally I'm done and now I'm testing it, and accidentally I type 1234 instead of just 123. Doesn't really matter, either is "weak", so I just click "Login".

Then goes Chrome, "1234 is known as a weak password, found in breaches, you should change it".

So TIL 123 is still good.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

My guess would be that the password checking feature has a minimum character limit of 4 characters, to avoid false positives on things that aren't actually passwords.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

If you're looking to see how strong a password really is, check it here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nice try...trying to steal my passwords...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Weird that it asks for your email before you can test your password

/s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

NEAL.FUN*ThePasswordGame1 is a good password.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"The roman numerals in your password should multiply to 35." Ah crap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just get a V and a VII in there

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Today's wordle answer killed me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's:

Tap for spoilerArrow

Tip: Make it 'Narrow' so you also have an atomic symbol (Na)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The best move in algebraic chess notation killed me. Maybe some day I will beat this game dammit!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I gave up after the atomic numbers must add up to 200

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

1234? That's amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

123456? That’s amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

So my luggage is still safe.

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