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Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by heyoni on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:54PM (#31021316)
Problem is so many websites have these arbitrarily low password lengths that usually max out at 20 characters.
Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by lucb1e on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @07:44PM (#31021715)
I haven't seen those in a while now. For random sites you should use a password manager anyway though, not try to remember a thousand passphrases. You're going to end up reusing passwords if you try to memorize them all, or else you'll have to write some down and then you are already using a password manager :). Or you use a system and then 1-2 cracked passwords/-phrases will likely break them all.

Note that this advice is for the average, common site. If you have special considerations for your bank, broker, or similarly high-value sites, different advice might apply of course (but this is not really the place for that and there are already enough recommendations online).

Re:Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal ... by bombcar on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @07:16PM (#31021491)
Worse are the ones that let any length input but only read the first ten characters or so.