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Re:Stop validating email addresses with your complex regex by RenierZA on Friday September 07, 2012 @05:17AM (#4488255)
Is the top password not stronger than the bottom one in your example?
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Re:Stop validating email addresses with your complex regex by mike-cardwell on Friday September 07, 2012 @05:27AM (#4488272)
That was his point. Web services incorrectly classifying the strength of user supplied passwords.
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Re:Stop validating email addresses with your complex regex by mhartl on Saturday September 08, 2012 @01:49PM (#4493479)
The labels ("strong", "weak") are ironic.
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