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Re:The “security.txt” proposal reached last step in the IETF... by lmm on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:03AM (#21769870)
> You're probably right theoretically, but people tend to choose really weak password if they can choose anything.

Not in my experience. If I can choose anything I'll write a decent-length phrase. If I'm forced to use numbers and symbols I'll make the shortest thing I can.

Certainly there's no reason to reject a 20+ letter all-lowercase password. Apply your capital/number/symbol rules to passwords shorter than 16 characters if you must.

Re:The “security.txt” proposal reached last step in the IETF... by Quekid5 on Friday December 20, 2019 @07:09PM (#21848551)
This is a really old-timey snipe, but...

You are not a typical computer user. The typical computer user is Karen from accounting, and Bob from HR.