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But is it really the most secure method? TIME Tech Editor Alex Fitzpatrick weighs in._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 19, 2016 12:01 PM UTC  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 19, 2016 12:01 PM UTC It’s probably time to change your password. SplashData, which makes password management applications, has released its [annual](http://time.com/3672431/worst-passwords/) [list](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/20/the-25-worst-passwords-of-2013/) of the 25 worst passwords. The collection is based on more than 2 million leaked passwords in 2015 mostly used by people in North America and Western Europe. Two usual suspects top the list: “123456” and “password,” respectively, as they have every year since the company started compiling this round-up five years ago. Three Star _Wars-_themed passwords—“starwars,” “solo” and “princess”—are new to the annual list, perhaps a sign of how much [_The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4150168/review-star-wars-the-force-awakens/)_,_ the latest film in the [franchise](http://time.com/4144531/star-wars-video-oscar-boyson/), has been on fans’ minds this year. “As we see on the list, using common sports and pop culture terms is also a bad idea,” Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, said in a statement. Do yourself a favor and make sure your password isn’t listed below: 1\. 123456 2\. password 3\. 12345678 4\. qwerty 5\. 12345 6\. 123456789 7\. football 8\. 1234 9\. 1234567 10\. baseball 11\. welcome 12\. 1234567890 13\. abc123 14\. 111111 15\. 1qaz2wsx 16\. dragon 17\. master 18\. monkey 19\. letmein 20\. login 21\. princess 22\. qwertyuiop 23\. solo 24\. passw0rd 25\. starwars ## Transcript [00:00] [ SOUND ] [00:05] Look, nobody likes passwords. They're hard to [00:07] remember, you forget them all the time. You have to [00:10] ask companies to send you new ones, it's a total pain. [00:13] But what if your face, your fingerprints, or even your [00:15] eyes could replace passwords entirely. Using [00:17] something called biometrics, a lot of companies are [00:19] already doing Companies can identify you by your [00:23] face, your fingerprint, your eyes, basically anything that [00:25] you have that other people don't, it's unique to you. [00:27] And that can let you get into your bank account, your [00:30] computer, your phone, all without remembering a [00:32] password at all. Lots of popular companies are trying [00:35] biometrics. Apple and Samsung phones have [00:37] fingerprint scanners that let you access your phone. [00:40] Some Windows 10 computers can recognize your face [00:42] so you don't have to enter in a password at all. And [00:44] even some banks are experimenting with ATMs that [00:46] scan your eye and lets you get into your bank account. [00:48] Isn't that all better than remembering cupcake start [00:51] 82? But are biometrics really safer then passwords? [00:55] Researchers recently found that an older HTC phone [00:58] was storing fingerprint scans without any real [01:00] protection at all, meaning any app on that phone could [01:03] access your fingerprint scan and do whatever with it [01:06] That's not good. You can't change your fingerprint like [01:08] you can change a password. If somebody happens to [01:10] learn my Twitter password, I can go and change it [01:13] really quickly. But I can't just burn off my thumbprint [01:16] and get a new one. That would really hurt and I don't [01:18] wanna do that. Ultimately maybe biometrics shouldn't [01:20] replace passwords entirely. Maybe the two should [01:23] work in tandem and you'll still have to remember a [01:24] password, but your eyeball scan or your fingerprint [01:27] can be an extra layer of security on top of that. So will [01:30] biometrics create a whole new way of stealing your [01:32] identity? It sounds really suspicious. If I can log into my [01:35] computer with my face, what's stopping someone from [01:37] holding up a picture of my face and getting into my [01:39] computer? Well, it turns out biometric software is pretty [01:42] good at Preventing that kind of trickery, and that [01:45] means it's probably where were headed for the future [01:46] of security. [ MUSIC ] Cool. 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