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Context is that I had to register for a lot of accounts recently and some of the rules really make no sense.

Not name-and-shaming, but the best one I've seen recently is I might have accidentally performed an XSS attack on a career portal using a 40-digit randomly generated password...

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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 day ago

Passwords that must contain a special character, but only from a list of three special characters.

Passwords that must be changed every 3 months.

Absurdly narrow length requirements, im 80% sure I saw one that required 8-16 characters.

All dictionary words were banned from being in a password regardless of length, so passphrases weren't allowed.

[-] qantravon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I've definitely had one that was 8-12 characters before...

[-] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

It's always quote unquote fun finding out what words are and are not in their dictionary. I got by using a bunch of nerd words, but apparently Aragorn is not allowed.

[-] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I redid one of mine yesterday; 3-months, exactly 8 characters, must use a symbol from the three approved ones (#$@).

I hate it, I wish they’d abandon that system or change the encryption requirement to match our other systems that use our physical badges.

Edit: it’s really dumb around the holidays, too. We’re off for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years so I really only got a few weeks out of that last one.

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