Avoid using the following passwords
October 22nd, 2007
- your name,
- anyone’s first name (especially bad are your spouse’s first name, your child’s first name, your dog’s or cat’s name)
- your nickname (e.g., “Flash” or “Buzz”),
- your home telephone number,
- your date of birth,
- your astrological sign,
- your mother’s maiden name,
- your wife’s maiden name,
- license plate number of your car,
- exact sequences of letters on a keyboard (e.g., QWERTY or ASDFGH)
- sequences from the alphabet (e.g., ABCDEFG or ABCABC)
- or any other publicly available information.