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Password length requirement (feddit.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/cybersecuritymemes

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's more about when a database gets leaked. They then don't even have to put in the effort of trying to match hashes to passwords. And that's what hashing a password protects against, when done correctly.

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