Password length requirement
Password length requirement


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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x0x7 @lemmy.world How to properly set password requirements on your website. Accept any utf8 string. Have a nice day.
1 0 Replytiredofsametab @fedia.io It's all fun and games until someone realizes they can just create lots of accounts with large passwords and fill your space.
0 1 ReplyJade @programming.dev
Not a problem because passwords are hashed, which means they take up a fixed size, and you should have form upload size limits anyway.
1 0 Replytiredofsametab @fedia.io hashed, which means they take up a fixed size
One would hope so anyway,
you should have form upload size limits
The above conflicts directly with OP's
Accept any utf8 string
0 0 Replymilicent_bystandr @lemm.ee I opened an account in 2014 and I'm still uploading my password.
0 0 Replytiredofsametab @fedia.io If you aren't required to use an upload manager, are you really setting a solid password :thinking:
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