What are common character sequences or masks of corporate passwords? (2014)

Study: 2014 Business Password Analysis
Date: August 2014

The corporate passwords that were cracked had the following character sequences formats (n=576,533):
  • 17.76%
  • LLLLLLNN
  • 11.85%
  • NNNNNN
  • 4.32%
  • ULLLLLNN
  • 4.29%
  • LLLLLNNN
  • 4.03%
  • LLLLNNNN
  • 2.67%
  • ULLLLNNN
  • 2.08%
  • ULLLLLLNN
  • 1.79%
  • ULLLLLLN
  • 1.74%
  • ULLLLLLLN
  • 1.60%
  • ULLLLLNNNN
  • 1.58%
  • ULLLNNNN
  • 1.37%
  • ULLLLLLLNN
  • 1.35%
  • ULLLLNNNN
  • 1.18%
  • LLLLLLLL
  • 0.95%
  • ULLLLLN
  • 0.95%
  • ULLLLLNNN
  • 0.93%
  • LLLLLLLNN
  • 0.81%
  • LLLLLNN
  • 0.81%
  • UUUUUNNN
  • 0.75%
  • ULLLLLLNNN
  • 0.74%
  • ULLLLLLNNNN
  • 0.66%
  • LLLNNNN
  • 0.61%
  • LLLLLLLLNN
  • 0.55%
  • ULLLLLLLLNN
  • 0.54%
  • LLLLLLLN



    PasswordResearch.com Comment:
    L = Lowercase, U = Uppercase, N = Number, and S = Special or Symbol. So the password "Lullaby14" would have a character sequence of ULLLLLLNN.

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