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If you wanted to guess Randy D’s passwords to hack into his computer, what patterns might you try?

 

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Posted - November 23, 2021

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  • 6023
    Last time I updated my operating system, it gave me the option of keeping my passwords or files.
    IE: I could keep the files but delete the passwords.

    Seems like a stupid option to me, as it would allow anyone to steal a computer and bypass any password protection except in the BIOS.
    So that's where your password protection is, right?

    We all know it's just a bunch of tildes, anyway.
      November 23, 2021 8:55 AM MST
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  • 19937
    Vegemite
      November 23, 2021 9:25 AM MST
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  • 53524

     

      Er, um, sure. Try again. Yes, that’s it, error error error that’s the ticket! Reverse psychology, you’ve accurately hit exactly on the precise pattern, specific right down you’ve got it all wrong to the case-sensitivity. No way.
    ~

      November 23, 2021 12:44 PM MST
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  • 13395
    ("tilde"),['~']!{TILDE'}?/ This post was edited by Kittigate at November 24, 2021 6:32 PM MST
      November 23, 2021 10:04 AM MST
    3

  • 53524

     

      Grrrrrrrrr. First it was those danged Aussies, now it’s the danged Canadians. 


    ~

      November 23, 2021 12:23 PM MST
    5

  • 10662
    ~Password
    ~Password~
    P~asword
     (and so forth)

    or

    ~123456789~
    1~23456789~
    (and so forth) 

    or

    ~my~birthday~
    My~birthday~
    m~y~birthday
    (and so forth)

    Of course, he might try to be crafty....


    ~there~their~they're~
    there~their~they're~
    (and so forth)

    or

    ~nay~nee~neigh~
    nay~nee~neigh~
    (and so forth)

    or

    ~censer~censor~sensor~
    ~sensor~censer~censor~
    (and so forth)

      November 23, 2021 11:52 AM MST
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  • 53524

     

      *Randy D to the Security Office: “Security, this is Number One, have Shuhak escorted out of the building and completely off the premises. And find out how he knows so much about my password strategies! Grrrrrrrr.”
    ~

    This post was edited by Randy D at November 24, 2021 6:32 PM MST
      November 23, 2021 12:20 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Randy’s been trying to use strong passwords lately, which are a mixture of upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and symbols.  Try ~Pa55w0rd or ~Pa55w0rd~ if those first ones don’t work.
      November 23, 2021 12:35 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Hmm, a strong password contains upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and symbols.  The last password you used was Password#4.  Please try again.  I’ll try Password#5.  That’s it, I’m in!
      November 23, 2021 12:30 PM MST
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  • 53524

    Grrrrrrrr. 

     

    ~

      November 23, 2021 12:46 PM MST
    2

  • 16826
    S4mmich~

    (Upper and lower case, a numeral and a special character)

    Score! I'm in.
      November 23, 2021 5:01 PM MST
    3

  • 53524

     

      Rats! Foiled again, and this time it’s that danged Australian! Grrrrrrrr. 

    :(

      November 23, 2021 5:58 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Grammarcop1!
      November 23, 2021 6:04 PM MST
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  • 53524
    Shhhhhhhh! Ixnay on the ode-cay.  Grrrrrrr. 
    :(
      November 23, 2021 8:39 PM MST
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