this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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And despite security recommendations, too many IT depts still force password resets every 90 days...
And people confronted with this change their password from "p@55w0rd!1" to "p@55w0rd@2". Yep extra-secure!
Some IT guys have caught on to this and require 2 digits difference.
So "ThisJobSucks#11" becomes "ThisJobSucks#22"
How would they know how many digits changed? They don't store the password in cleartext.
Right?
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No you don't need to store anything in clear text to check password parameters