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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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[–] AA5B 1 points 4 months ago

I wonder if a lot of it is someone using their personal experience and saying “just a little bigger ought to cover it”

When I used my own passwords, I rarely used more than 12 characters, so that should be enough

All the password generators I’ve used default to about 24 chars, so 30 ought to be enough for anyone