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Re:Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security by borski on Sunday July 14, 2024 @01:07PM (#40962035)
Sure. But most people add “111111” or “123456” to the end. That’s why it’s on top of every password list.
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Re:Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security by hunter2_ on Monday July 15, 2024 @12:32AM (#40965292)
If cracking techniques catch the concatenation of those as suffixes to short undefined things, which I think many people would do at minimum, that would be worrisome indeed.
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