25 Worst Passwords of 2011 -- From CBC

CBC has a story about the 25 worst passwords for 2011. Not sure why there needs to be a time dimension, but nonetheless, something useful for checking your own environment's security, and for advising your colleagues.

The list is located at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/11/22/technology-worst-passwor...

But here they are:

password, 123456, 12345678, qwerty, abc123, monkey, 1234567, letmein, trustno1, dragon, baseball, 111111, iloveyou, master, sunshine, ashley, bailey, passw0rd, shadow, 123123, 654321, superman, qazwsx, michael, football

The article page also includes some password creation tips:

Tips for strong passwords
- Make them eight characters or more, with a mix of characters, e.g., letters, numbers, symbols.

- One way to create longer, easy-to-remember passwords is to separate short words with spaces or other characters, e.g., "eat cake at 8!"

- Don't use the same username/password combination for multiple websites.

- Use a password manager if you have trouble remembering your passwords. SplashData makes one called SplashID Safe.

Source: SplashData Inc.