Security News > 2024 > August > Are you blocking "keyboard walk" passwords in your Active Directory?
A keyboard walk password typically refers to a password created by moving sequentially over the keyboard keys in a pattern that resembles walking.
Some examples of keyboard walk passwords that might look secure at first glance include; 'qwertyuiop', 'Zxcvbnm', and 'iuytrewQ' - but these are predictable and commonly found in compromised password data.
Interested to know how many end users are using keyboard walk passwords in your organization?
Hackers use brute force techniques to crack keyboard walk passwords by systematically trying all possible combinations of keys that follow predictable patterns on the keyboard.
Hackers use dictionary techniques by leveraging pre-defined lists or 'dictionaries' of common passwords, which include keyboard walk patterns used as base terms in weak passwords like 'qwerty' or '123456'.
Specops Password Policy is also able to continuously scan your Active Directory against a database of over 4 billion compromised passwords, ensuring that users cannot choose passwords that have been previously exposed.