Did you know that there are 401 passwords that you can’t use to create a Twitter account? It’s true! But, that 401 less passwords for hackers to try to guess 🙂 Of course, if you pick a secure password, then this should not be of huge concern.
How do we know these passwords are taboo? They’re all in a comma-delimited list of banned passwords in the Twitter.com/signup source code.
I’ve reproduced all the passwords here. It seems that they keep adding new ones to this list every few weeks, so it’s only accurate up to the time of this postThey have not added any new passwords since the time of this post. This list is in the same order as the passwords appear in the source code.
- 000000
- 111111
- 11111111
- 112233
- 121212
- 123123
- 123456
- 1234567
- 12345678
- 123456789
- 131313
- 232323
- 654321
- 666666
- 696969
- 777777
- 7777777
- 8675309
- 987654
- nnnnnn
- nop123
- nop123
- nopqrs
- noteglh
- npprff
- npprff14
- npgvba
- nyoreg
- nyoregb
- nyrkvf
- nyrwnaqen
- nyrwnaqeb
- nznaqn
- nzngrhe
- nzrevpn
- naqern
- naqerj
- natryn
- natryf
- navzny
- nagubal
- ncbyyb
- nccyrf
- nefrany
- neguhe
- nfqstu
- nfqstu
- nfuyrl
- nffubyr
- nhthfg
- nhfgva
- onqobl
- onvyrl
- onanan
- onearl
- onfronyy
- ongzna
- orngevm
- ornire
- ornivf
- ovtpbpx
- ovtqnqql
- ovtqvpx
- ovtqbt
- ovtgvgf
- oveqvr
- ovgpurf
- ovgrzr
- oynmre
- oybaqr
- oybaqrf
- oybjwbo
- oybjzr
- obaq007
- obavgn
- obaavr
- obbobb
- obbtre
- obbzre
- obfgba
- oenaqba
- oenaql
- oenirf
- oenmvy
- oebapb
- oebapbf
- ohyyqbt
- ohfgre
- ohggre
- ohggurnq
- pnyiva
- pnzneb
- pnzreba
- pnanqn
- pncgnva
- pneybf
- pnegre
- pnfcre
- puneyrf
- puneyvr
- purrfr
- puryfrn
- purfgre
- puvpntb
- puvpxra
- pbpnpbyn
- pbssrr
- pbyyrtr
- pbzcnd
- pbzchgre
- pbafhzre
- pbbxvr
- pbbcre
- pbeirggr
- pbjobl
- pbjoblf
- pelfgny
- phzzvat
- phzfubg
- qnxbgn
- qnyynf
- qnavry
- qnavryyr
- qroovr
- qraavf
- qvnoyb
- qvnzbaq
- qbpgbe
- qbttvr
- qbycuva
- qbycuvaf
- qbanyq
- qentba
- qernzf
- qevire
- rntyr1
- rntyrf
- rqjneq
- rvafgrva
- rebgvp
- rfgeryyn
- rkgerzr
- snypba
- sraqre
- sreenev
- sveroveq
- svfuvat
- sybevqn
- sybjre
- sylref
- sbbgonyy
- sberire
- serqql
- serrqbz
- shpxrq
- shpxre
- shpxvat
- shpxzr
- shpxlbh
- tnaqnys
- tngrjnl
- tngbef
- trzvav
- trbetr
- tvnagf
- tvatre
- tvmzbqb
- tbyqra
- tbysre
- tbeqba
- tertbel
- thvgne
- thaare
- unzzre
- unaanu
- uneqpber
- uneyrl
- urngure
- uryczr
- uragnv
- ubpxrl
- ubbgref
- ubearl
- ubgqbt
- uhagre
- uhagvat
- vprzna
- vybirlbh
- vagrearg
- vjnagh
- wnpxvr
- wnpxfba
- wnthne
- wnfzvar
- wnfcre
- wraavsre
- wrerzl
- wrffvpn
- wbuaal
- wbuafba
- wbeqna
- wbfrcu
- wbfuhn
- whavbe
- whfgva
- xvyyre
- xavtug
- ynqvrf
- ynxref
- ynhera
- yrngure
- yrtraq
- yrgzrva
- yrgzrva
- yvggyr
- ybaqba
- ybiref
- znqqbt
- znqvfba
- znttvr
- zntahz
- znevar
- znevcbfn
- zneyobeb
- znegva
- zneiva
- znfgre
- zngevk
- znggurj
- znirevpx
- znkjryy
- zryvffn
- zrzore
- zreprqrf
- zreyva
- zvpunry
- zvpuryyr
- zvpxrl
- zvqavtug
- zvyyre
- zvfgerff
- zbavpn
- zbaxrl
- zbaxrl
- zbafgre
- zbetna
- zbgure
- zbhagnva
- zhssva
- zhecul
- zhfgnat
- anxrq
- anfpne
- anguna
- anhtugl
- app1701
- arjlbex
- avpubynf
- avpbyr
- avccyr
- avccyrf
- byvire
- benatr
- cnpxref
- cnagure
- cnagvrf
- cnexre
- cnffjbeq
- cnffjbeq
- cnffjbeq1
- cnffjbeq12
- cnffjbeq123
- cngevpx
- crnpurf
- crnahg
- crccre
- cunagbz
- cubravk
- cynlre
- cyrnfr
- cbbxvr
- cbefpur
- cevapr
- cevaprff
- cevingr
- checyr
- chffvrf
- dnmjfk
- djregl
- djreglhv
- enoovg
- enpury
- enpvat
- envqref
- envaobj
- enatre
- enatref
- erorppn
- erqfxvaf
- erqfbk
- erqjvatf
- evpuneq
- eboreg
- eboregb
- ebpxrg
- ebfrohq
- ehaare
- ehfu2112
- ehffvn
- fnznagun
- fnzzl
- fnzfba
- fnaqen
- fnghea
- fpbbol
- fpbbgre
- fpbecvb
- fpbecvba
- fronfgvna
- frperg
- frkfrk
- funqbj
- funaaba
- funirq
- fvreen
- fvyire
- fxvccl
- fynlre
- fzbxrl
- fabbcl
- fbppre
- fbcuvr
- fcnaxl
- fcnexl
- fcvqre
- fdhveg
- fevavinf
- fgnegerx
- fgnejnef
- fgrryref
- fgrira
- fgvpxl
- fghcvq
- fhpprff
- fhpxvg
- fhzzre
- fhafuvar
- fhcrezna
- fhesre
- fjvzzvat
- flqarl
- grdhvreb
- gnlybe
- graavf
- grerfn
- grfgre
- grfgvat
- gurzna
- gubznf
- guhaqre
- guk1138
- gvssnal
- gvtref
- gvttre
- gbzpng
- gbctha
- gblbgn
- genivf
- gebhoyr
- gehfgab1
- ghpxre
- ghegyr
- gjvggre
- havgrq
- intvan
- ivpgbe
- ivpgbevn
- ivxvat
- ibbqbb
- iblntre
- jnygre
- jneevbe
- jrypbzr
- jungrire
- jvyyvnz
- jvyyvr
- jvyfba
- jvaare
- jvafgba
- jvagre
- jvmneq
- knivre
- kkkkkk
- kkkkkkkk
- lnznun
- lnaxrr
- lnaxrrf
- lryybj
- mkpioa
- mkpioaz
- mmmmmm
After looking through that list, what do you think made Twitter ban these passwords? Can Twitter see the top 400+ used passwords? (If so, that would be creepy.) Is Twitter a giant discriminator? Well, what do you think? Post a comment with your conspiracy theory in it, I’d like to hear!
