Four classifications of people based on their password choice

Study: CentralNic Password Survey
Date: June 2001

Classifications of people surveyed based on their password choice:
  • 47.5%
  • FamilyUse own name, nickname, names of partners, names of children, or names of pets
  • 32%
  • FanUse sports stars, cartoon characters, pop stars, favourite teams, or film stars
  • 11%
  • Fantasist"Self-obsessed people" who use passwords like "Sexy", "Stud", "Goddess", and "Slapper"
  • 9.5%
  • CrypticsUse passwords that mix lower and upper case letters, numbers, and punctuation to create intricate, 'cryptic' passwords

    Breakdown of Family based passwords:
  • 55.3%
  • User's name or variation thereof
  • 20.5%
  • Child's name
  • 15.4%
  • Partner/spouse's name
  • 6.1%
  • Pet's name
  • 2.6%
  • Date of birth

    Breakdown of Fan based passwords:
  • 33.0%
  • Sports stars
  • 28.4%
  • Cartoon/fictitious characters
  • 11.5%
  • Pop stars
  • 11.2%
  • Sports teams
  • 10.2%
  • Movie/TV stars
  • 5.5%
  • Other celebrities

    Breakdown of Fantasist passwords:
  • 28%
  • "Sexy"
  • 21%
  • "Stud"
  • 15%
  • "Goddess"
  • 8.3%
  • "Slapper"
  • 5.3%
  • "Bitch"




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