You definitely don't want to be using these

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Strange how much higher the top one, 123456, is than the others, and how the most popular ones with repeating numbers also have 6 digits. Why do people like 6 digits so much more than 5 or 7?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Because of composition rules. Fewer characters, much easier to brute force guess.

    So when a site tells you 'Your password must be at least 6 characters long', and they just want to get past it to get to the content, the number is already on their mind.

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