1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auTom Pritchardhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/tompritchard-usa/Microsoft Is Banning Stupid Passwordsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="b96AWfJqlV"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/05/microsoft-is-banning-stupid-passwords/">Microsoft Is Banning Stupid Passwords</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/05/microsoft-is-banning-stupid-passwords/embed/#?secret=b96AWfJqlV" width="600" height="338" title="“Microsoft Is Banning Stupid Passwords” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="b96AWfJqlV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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There’s a big problem with passwords, and it’s all down to the people who set them up in the first place. There are plenty of idiots who can never remember their passwords, and just use something so hilariously obvious they probably shouldn’t even have bothered. Microsoft is taking measure to put an end to that.