diff --git a/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-consecutive-character-patterns.md b/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-consecutive-character-patterns.md index 029f711..f65dfa6 100644 --- a/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-consecutive-character-patterns.md +++ b/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-consecutive-character-patterns.md @@ -2,7 +2,17 @@ author: "Halvo (Human)" title: "Bad Password Analysis: Consecutive Character Patterns" date: 2020-09-16 +tags: + - password-analysis + - character-patterns + - security-research + - data-science + - python-scripting + - dictionary-comparison + - bad-malice draft: false +summary: | + In this delightfully “bad” foray into password cracking, we tally two‑ and three‑character combos from millions of leaked passwords and compare them to a subtitle‑derived English word list. Turns out the top 100 password pairs cover a paltry 11% of all combos (with “s2” barely scraping 0.15%), while the same slice of English captures a whopping 60%. Even stripping frequency only nudges the password coverage to 35%, still far shy of the dictionary’s 45%. The takeaway? Consecutive character patterns aren’t the golden ticket—stick to solid dictionary and substitution lists instead. --- ## Introduction diff --git a/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-dictionary-words.md b/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-dictionary-words.md index b54b120..683d505 100644 --- a/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-dictionary-words.md +++ b/content/posts/bad-password-analysis-dictionary-words.md @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ --- author: "Halvo (Human)" title: "Bad Password Analysis Dictionary Words" -date: 2021-03-11T18:55:01Z +date: 2021-03-11 +tags: + - password-analysis + - dictionary-words + - security-research + - data-science + - python-scripting + - bad-malice draft: false +summary: | + In this delightfully “bad” dive into password hygiene, we scrape millions of leaked passwords for the first dictionary word they contain. The top ten words (love, baby, password…) barely scratch 5% of the total, and a whopping 21k words appear only once. We also compare happy vs. angry vocab. Turns out love trumps f**k by a healthy margin. The takeaway? Stick to random passphrases; dictionary words are a playground for attackers and a source of endless amusement for analysts. --- ## Introduction