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Re:Password Requirements: Myths and Madness by wizofaus on Friday December 23, 2022 @02:39AM (#34103226)
True, if you were only concerned about similarity with the same user's passwords.
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Re:Password Requirements: Myths and Madness by gpderetta on Friday December 23, 2022 @04:14AM (#34103811)
which in this case we are. We don't want to reject a password because it is similar to some other user password.

Mind, I think the feature is misguided, but it is probably possible to implement it safely.

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