Re:I made an early 2000s-inspired internet forum
by account42 on Friday February 17, 2023 @08:02AM
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> special characters required
This one is super annoying. A long password without special characters is not any less secure than a short password with one special character added because it was required.
Better than arbitrary requirements like this would be to estimate the entropy and then just prevent low-entropy passwords (or only tell the user - not everyone needs the same level of security for everything).
This one is super annoying. A long password without special characters is not any less secure than a short password with one special character added because it was required.
Better than arbitrary requirements like this would be to estimate the entropy and then just prevent low-entropy passwords (or only tell the user - not everyone needs the same level of security for everything).