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Re:Flaw has Microsoft Authenticator overwriting MFA accounts... by troupo on Sunday August 18, 2024 @01:15AM (#41280256)
> but want to use Mypassword69! for everything

That... That is literally what these "security practices" force you to use. You literally used an example of the ubiquitous "at least one uppercase letter, one special character, and one digit" requirement

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Re:Flaw has Microsoft Authenticator overwriting MFA accounts... by bongodongobob on Sunday August 18, 2024 @01:33AM (#41280323)
And I think that's fine. Unless you're going to ask for 24 character passwords. Pick one.
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Re:Flaw has Microsoft Authenticator overwriting MFA accounts... by maratc on Sunday August 18, 2024 @07:42AM (#41281731)
correcthorsebatterystaple is 25 characters though.
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