No more "12345"

DenGar · Post by **DenGar** » 27 May 2016, 18:04

Microsoft will no longer let you use '12345' as your password

Post by **Rudi** » 27 May 2016, 18:23

They will have to ban "54321" too...else people will just resort to that!

viking33 · Post by **viking33** » 27 May 2016, 19:15

WHAT!
I can no longer use 12345 OR 54321?
Now I have to go around changing ALL of my passwords.

BobH · Post by **BobH** » 27 May 2016, 22:31

My biggest complaint about Microsofat password rules is that they do not allow one to paste in a password. I understand that there is some possibility (but I believe the probability to be very small) that a pasted password is not supplied by the account holder, but the use of really complex passwords requires a password generator which compels one to cut and paste or waste interminable time having to display the pw in the clear and type its combinations of upper and lowercase, numerals and special symbols and do it correctly without a typo. Such passwords are more likely to be typographically in error than the likelihood that the mere pasting act represent hacking attempts, IMO.

I'd really like to see MS address this issue and their rationale for barring pasting into pw fields. There rule is a right pain in the arse.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » 28 May 2016, 05:20

Have a look at this site Bob. This works for Firefox and if you search, there are workarounds for almost any browser.

Post by **Leif** » 28 May 2016, 05:25

BobH wrote:... they do not allow one to paste in a password.

If you use Chrome, take a look at Paste password easily by removing password paste blocking on Google chrome - just don't mention the name of the extension

Alternatively, I think most Password Managers will 'fill and submit' - my RoboForm certainly does.

BobH · Post by **BobH** » 28 May 2016, 17:26

Thank you, John and Leif!

That seems to have fixed my problem with pw's.

I'm going to have to investigate RoboForm a bit more.

Jim Cone · Post by **Jim Cone** » 31 May 2016, 16:31

Re: password 12345

For those who don't know "12345" was the password for the trapdoor that holds in the air on this earth.
It was revealed in the move "Spaceballs"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094012/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

That revelation may have motivated Microsoft to eventually ban it.

jonwallace · Post by **jonwallace** » 31 May 2016, 22:06

Hey, that's the password on my luggage!!

garbsmj · Post by **garbsmj** » 17 Jun 2016, 17:12

but we can still use "pass1", "pass2".....

Post by **HansV** » 17 Jun 2016, 17:17

You can, but whether that is a good idea...

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