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The Worst Passwords of 2017

Sean Breeden July 31, 2017 5 min read
The Worst Passwords of 2017

Two years ago I posted The Worst Passwords of 2015.


The use of insecure passwords still hasn’t changed very much. Shame on anyone designing a system that allows any of these horrible passwords.


Here are the worst passwords of 2017. The entries in BOLD below were also on the list for 2015 so if you are using one of these then change it now. Some of these were on the list for The 10 Worst Passwords of 2012 too.


1. 123456

2. Password

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. 12345

6. 123456789

7. letmein

8. 1234567

9. football

10. iloveyou

11. admin

12. welcome

13. monkey

14. login

15. abc123

16. starwars

17. 123123

18. dragon

19. passw0rd

20. master



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Sean Breeden is a Full Stack Developer specializing in Mage-OS, Shopify, Magento, PHP, Python, and AI/ML. With years of experience in e-commerce development, he helps businesses leverage technology to create exceptional digital experiences.