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Re:Can you trust 37signals with your password? by simonw on Sunday May 03, 2009 @06:00AM (#590748)
Don't send them a random password. Send them a one-time login link (which is kind of like a random password, but it's embedded in the URL so you don't need to type it in to anything). The first screen they see once they're in asks them to reset their password.

For my own projects I don't set any limits on passwords that people enter - if they want to use an insecure password that's their problem.

Re:Can you trust 37signals with your password? by jasonkester on Sunday May 03, 2009 @12:08PM (#590943)
I agree. That's the way forward.

A password that they can remember beats a password written on their monitor, even if it's not that strong.

Re:Can you trust 37signals with your password? by pageman on Sunday May 03, 2009 @12:33PM (#590973)
how hard is it to program a "password strength" detector into these apps?