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Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting by eximius on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:13AM (#7703720)
Mine is 10 digits. I thought the 4 digit limit was just a societal assumption? (I'm being serious, I thought it was (near) universally allowed to be longer, people just didn't bother.)

Is this not the case?

Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting by relix on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:17AM (#7703738)
Not common, and using anything other than 4 digits is not wise if you want universal support especially when travelling - 6 digit cards are not 100% compatible with every ATM/card machine because some (most?) only allow 4 code entry. I've never heard of 10 digits and the compatibility must be even more limited. Where do you live and what happens if you try to use your card at ATM's abroad?
Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting by casualbob_uk on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:16AM (#7703732)
I believe some cash machines in the UK don't require you to press 'enter' after typing in your code, they just 'go' after 4 have been entered.
Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting by huhtenberg on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:19AM (#7703747)
Mine was 8 until I came to visit certain European country where every single terminal has PIN length capped at 6. The best vacation I ever had.
Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting by PeterisP on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:16AM (#7703733)
It's not the case, it depends on the issuing institution.

Also, there is a practical requirement to have it short; as physical merchants value quick processing, and having to type&re-type long passwords delays other people behind you - so they want long PINs to be unpopular.

Re:We'd lose our security certificate if we allowed pasting by crashandburn4 on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @07:15AM (#7703730)
Great, now I need to change all my pin numbers. :)