Re:Dumb Password Rules
by blowski on Monday December 05, 2016 @11:07AM
(#13106324)
Usually, there is some legacy system behind the scenes that can't be updated because reasons. Not an excuse, but it isn't always that easy.
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Re:Dumb Password Rules
by morganvachon on Monday December 05, 2016 @11:38AM
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I wonder if another reason may be the differences between traditional PCs and mobile devices with virtual keyboards. I've seen special characters that are two taps away on my phone that I'd have to look up an Alt code for on my PC.