Omg12333 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Interesting but worrying passage. It's amazing how many [developmentally delayed]ed people use 'password' for their password. Support the best way to stop keyloggers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Kurity Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Interesting... Time to type qwerty on random runescape players passwords =D. O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Heh, mine is the maximum characters and totally random. It is about due for an update though. PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Interesting... Time to type qwerty on random runescape players passwords =D. We have noticed that a relatively large number of our users are using the same few extremely common passwords. Using an extremely common password puts your account at significant risk, as it makes it extremely easy for someone else to guess it. In particular certain dictionary words and names are extremely common choices. To help keep our users safe we have therefore today disallowed the use of the 500 most common passwords that people choose. You will no longer be able to use these very common passwords. If you already have one of these weak passwords, then you will be forced to change your password when you next try to login to the game. For help on how to change your password: click here. For guidelines on how to choose a good password: click here. We recommend you use a combination of letters and numbers, and then write the password down and store it in a very safe place so you dont forget it. Andrew. Also they banned those passwords eons ago. Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakerules208 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 when i make a new account i usually max out how long it is on rs the max is 20 and all but my first password have been 20 didgets long [hide=stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oathkeeper Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 apparantly they aren't mathimaticans: 65+16 (names, aren't in a dictionary) +14 (doubt asdf could be found in a dictionary :P) + 5 (from popular culture)+ >0 (passw0rd etc aren't in a dictionary either) is more than 100% really this article seems to be very rough, and more like a popular written article (like something that could be posted on a newspaper) than something that should be taken serious! But you must remember that some passwords can be placed in more then one catagory, hence, like some runescape polls, they can go over 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4ngewarlord Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 im gonna change my password soon. this article made me feel unsafe... still i gusse ill be sweet. i doubt they'll be able to gusse something like corndog28 of the top of thier head. and im glad ruenscape has that "to many wrong logins from this place try again later. :twss: :XD: Gamertag: EFs Predator.Games I play: Halo 3, Halo wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKay Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Good read. Thanks for the info. One thing worth mentioning about long passwords that take 'years' to crack though, that it'll take so long if you have indeed numbers, lowercase and uppercase letters, and symbols. If you've a 12-character password that looks like this: 192837465182, for example, I don't think it'll take too long to guess (at one billion/s, with only 200 of them). Edit: I also noticed that these cracking programs, which I tried for educational purposes, tend to go from bottom to top, so it might not apply to all attempts, but passwords that start with 9 or z might be less likely to be discovered as the cracker might give up before any results have shown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlonewolf Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 im gonna change my password soon. this article made me feel unsafe... still i gusse ill be sweet. i doubt they'll be able to gusse something like corndog28 of the top of thier head. and im glad ruenscape has that "to many wrong logins from this place try again later. :twss: :XD: If this thread help one player safeguard his account then it did its job Ps: better paswords for everyone Proud owner of the Quest Cape from 28-03-08[hide=I proudly support these threads]A challenge for those of you who want a challenge.101 SuggestionsContemporary S&Q, NEW SPELLS.Skill Capes and F2p - A Real Suggestion.Champion's Challenge in dire need of an updateExpanding the POH Costume Room.Nechryaels, the 80 Slayer monster, deserve better DropsReviving Smithing: Divine Equipment [Armor Update]ps: Sorry cannot support more[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcraft53 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I wish RS would allow us to use the shift number symbols for passwords ebcuase i would use it to make a much safer password Click Me!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilo Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 All my passwords are hard to guess. :o except this one XD Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Oscar Wilde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIM Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Nice find, sirlonewolf! I can't say I'm surprised by the results though! I think this shows not only that most people are stupid (lol) but also the laziness of society in general today. I'd wager most of the people who use those examples are simply too lazy to type in a safer password every time they use it. The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter.-Don Van Vliet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlonewolf Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Nice find, sirlonewolf! I can't say I'm surprised by the results though! I think this shows not only that most people are stupid (lol) but also the laziness of society in general today. I'd wager most of the people who use those examples are simply too lazy to type in a safer password every time they use it. Thank u And u hit that one one the money lol, i think most of them become complacent in that thy have not yet been hacked so thy think thy never will get hacked. Proud owner of the Quest Cape from 28-03-08[hide=I proudly support these threads]A challenge for those of you who want a challenge.101 SuggestionsContemporary S&Q, NEW SPELLS.Skill Capes and F2p - A Real Suggestion.Champion's Challenge in dire need of an updateExpanding the POH Costume Room.Nechryaels, the 80 Slayer monster, deserve better DropsReviving Smithing: Divine Equipment [Armor Update]ps: Sorry cannot support more[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Smash40 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 this was interesting....my pw is 10 "x's" long so see you in 3 mellenia 8-) cant believe some people (most, actually) are as dumb as to put "12345" or "asdf" as their pws....n00bs ~ 3,072nd to 99 Mining on August 30th, 2009 ~~ 112,084th to 99 Magic on April 16th, 2011 ~~ 131,681st to 99 Crafting on March 29, 2019 ~~ 178,385th to 99 Prayer on April 2, 2019 ~~ 234,921st to 99 Defence on May 9, 2019 ~~ 173,480th to 99 Herblore on June 21, 2019 ~~ 155,160th to 99 Smithing on July 16, 2019 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkbullet3 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 My password is a combo of 8 letter(s)/number(s). I have not lost my account (first and main) in any way, shape, or form since I created it in June 2005. :? (Yes, I'm bragging, hehe.) ^ Blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star_Fox Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 no hackers can crack 19 characters. \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexDT Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I usually take about 30 seconds to write my passwords, with my eyes closed half the time. Lots of cutting and pasting, uppercase, random insertion of numbers, etc. It takes ME a few days to remember them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pkmastachaos Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 My password was 20 characters long and changed every four to six months, so at the rate of some of these calculations I'd probably never be 'hacked' or have my account stolen. No one ever did get into my account, and chances are never will; even though it hasn't been changed in two+ years. :P Still, interesting article. My Runescape password is unfortunately more secure then my online banking password.. Sheesh, better get to work on that one. #-o May need to rethink a few passwords actually; since mine tend to go around the 7-8 character limit, that and their due for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8112204 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I really think it is sad that so much people make these random easy passwords that can be guessed. Although that is sort of a good thing, since the hackers go for the super easy password accounts they are probably not going to go for mine :lol: Although if one of them do go for my password I'm kind of dead -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Smash40 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I have this app on my iPod that randomly generates passwords. and u can set character limits and whether to use numbers too with letters or not ~ 3,072nd to 99 Mining on August 30th, 2009 ~~ 112,084th to 99 Magic on April 16th, 2011 ~~ 131,681st to 99 Crafting on March 29, 2019 ~~ 178,385th to 99 Prayer on April 2, 2019 ~~ 234,921st to 99 Defence on May 9, 2019 ~~ 173,480th to 99 Herblore on June 21, 2019 ~~ 155,160th to 99 Smithing on July 16, 2019 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkbullet3 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I have this app on my iPod that randomly generates passwords. and u can set character limits and whether to use numbers too with letters or not Why not just generate a password made up of numbers and letters yourself? :? ^ Blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I have this app on my iPod that randomly generates passwords. and u can set character limits and whether to use numbers too with letters or not Why not just generate a password made up of numbers and letters yourself? :? Or use sour skittle serial numbers. Not that I do that or anything..... :anxious: - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkbullet3 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I have this app on my iPod that randomly generates passwords. and u can set character limits and whether to use numbers too with letters or not Why not just generate a password made up of numbers and letters yourself? :? Or use sour skittle serial numbers. Not that I do that or anything..... :anxious: :shock: I wonder what you're eating atm. ^ Blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Multiple random words and "random" letters and numbers all smashed together ftw. :twss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calzer101 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 oo interesting tbh i had a few noob accounts with the pass 112233 in which they made me change -.- Thanks mods I lost all my record of my 99's GF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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