Struggling to brainstorm a new parole ? To keep your personal data point secure , make indisputable it is n’t one of the 306 million compromised codes compiled by cybersecurity counselor Troy Hunt .
AsThe Next Web report , the beginner and creator ofHave I Been Pwned — the website that lets internet users check to see if their data has been compromised — spent several years take in real - world parole exposed in breach . In August , Hunt launched a “ Pwned Passwords ” dick : a newfangled , searchable database that permit members of the public case in a password they ’re pondering to hold if it ’s been leak .
you’re able to browse through Pwned Passwords on Hunt ’s site , and the data is also available for gratis via download . However , make certain you do n’t search a password you or someone you know is currently using . “ It goes without say ( although I say it anyway on that Sir Frederick Handley Page ) , but do n’t enter a countersign you currently use into any third - company service like this ! ” Huntwarnedin a late blog mail . “ The point of the web - based service is so that people who have been guilty of using sloppy passwords have a means of independent verification that it ’s … one they should no longer be using . ”
Also , just because a password is n’t name as a compromised does n’t mean it ’s necessarily a solid option : Skip options like “ Password100 ” ( which , FYI , is n’t indexed on the site ) , and insteadtry crafting — and checking — a security code that ’s long and full of cap and lowercase letters , numbers , and symbolization . ( Another good option isusing a parole manager . )
apart from being practical , Hunt ’s Pwned Passwords cock also provide a fascinating coup d’oeil into the human psyche , as many of the index passwords are curious , humanizing , or just manifestly eccentric . ( “ Imsotired , ” “ fart , ” “ catsrule , ” and " beesperm " are just a few example . ) judge exploring it for yourselfhere .
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