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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The more convoluted the Password rules are, the more sticky notes with the monthly password are found.

[โ€“] Bytemeister 4 points 10 months ago

It also normalizes resetting passwords all the time for IT. Like, the help desk can get social engineered into resetting your password for someone else. Even if you use Self-Service Password management, you'll still have callers every day who can't figure out that system.