10 Things to Avoid for Weak Passwords

1. Password is the same as username or part of the username
2. Name of family members, friends or pets.
3. Personal information about yourself or family members. This includes information that can be obtained about you quite easily, such as birth date, phone number, vehicle license plate number, street name, apartment/house number etc.
4. Consecutive alphabets, numbers or keys on the keyboard. for e.g. abcde, 12345, qwert.
5. Dictionary words. Dictionary words with number or character in front or back
6. Real word from any language
7. Word found in dictionary with number substitution for word look alike. for e.g. Replacing the letter O with number 0. i.e passw0rd.
8. Any of the above in reverse sequence
9. Any of the above with a number in front or back.
10. Empty password or auto login.