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Password length requirement (feddit.org)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by cron to c/cybersecuritymemes@lemmy.world
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Last week, I tried to register for a service and was really surprised by a password limit of 16 characters. Why on earth yould you impose such strict limits? Never heard of correct horse battery staple?

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[–] cron 86 points 3 months ago

Oh I had the same thought. Whoever limits password length probably has many other shitty security practices.