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name: SecLists Passwords (Curated) description: Top password lists for authorized security testing: common passwords, darkweb leaks, worst passwords. Curated essentials (<10MB).

SecLists Passwords (Curated)

Description

Top password lists for authorized security testing: common passwords, darkweb leaks, worst passwords. Curated essentials (<10MB).

Source: SecLists/Passwords Repository: https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists License: MIT

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need:

• Password spraying (authorized)
• Credential testing
• Password policy validation
• Brute force testing (authorized)
• Authentication testing

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Only use for authorized security testing, bug bounty programs, CTF competitions, or educational purposes.

Key Files in This Skill

• 500-worst-passwords.txt - 500 worst passwords
• 10k-most-common.txt - 10K common passwords
• 100k-most-used-passwords-NCSC.txt - 100K passwords
• darkweb2017_top-10000.txt - 10K from breaches
• probable-v2_top-12000.txt - 12K probable passwords

Usage Example

Copy# Access files from this skill
import os

# Example: Load patterns/payloads
skill_path = "references/Passwords"

# List all available files
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(skill_path):
    for file in files:
        if file.endswith('.txt'):
            filepath = os.path.join(root, file)
            print(f"Found: {filepath}")
            
            # Read file content
            with open(filepath, 'r', errors='ignore') as f:
                content = f.read().splitlines()
                print(f"  Lines: {len(content)}")

Security & Ethics

Authorized Use Cases ✅

• Authorized penetration testing with written permission
• Bug bounty programs (within scope)
• CTF competitions
• Security research in controlled environments
• Testing your own systems
• Educational demonstrations

Prohibited Use Cases ❌

• Unauthorized access attempts
• Testing without permission
• Malicious activities
• Privacy violations
• Any illegal activities

Complete SecLists Collection

This is a curated subset of SecLists. For the complete collection:

• Full repository: https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists
• Size: 4.5 GB with 6,000+ files
• All categories: Passwords, Usernames, Discovery, Fuzzing, Payloads, Web-Shells, Pattern-Matching, AI, Miscellaneous

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