r/mildlyinfuriating Mar 08 '16

Overdone Fuck it, hackers win.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '16 edited Mar 17 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '16

It's actually easier for hackers to break these passwords. The list of viable options is so narrow that it speeds up a brute force Crack.

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u/Dremlar Mar 08 '16

I got mad last week when my password had to be 25 characters or less. Most sites don't really seem so restrictive, but ones like this one make having longer passwords hard at times too.