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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules (arstechnica.com)

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Here is the text of the NIST sp800-63b Digital Identity Guidelines.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I recently set up a password with a 16 character max, alphanumeric only, no spaces. The service is in no way a security threat but still.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A couple years ago I ran into one with a 12 character limit...

I never understood password limits, other than something sufficiently large like 256 to prevent DOS. It's not like the password is actually being stored anywhere... right? RIGHT??