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The Pain of Strong Passwords

Why is it that a general best-practice is to have strong passwords when most applications don't support them? I tend to use (very) strong passwords, but it seems like I'm discouraged more often than I can utilize them.

Is it really too much to ask?

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2 Responses to “The Pain of Strong Passwords”

  1. Matt Casto Says:
    June 8th, 2006 at 7:37 am

    I’ve noticed this too, and find it to be a huge problem. Especially online bank sites that only allow alpha-numeric characters. Why do they have a limitation like that? My guess is a lazy developer and either no code reviews or a lazy manager too.

  2. Ben Carey Says:
    June 8th, 2006 at 7:44 am

    I agree that it sucks. I’ve been using pass-phrases and it severely limits where they can be used. I guess it’s something to keep in mind for the future when designing/coding/testing new apps.

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