Password Length Limits

The cluster focuses on user frustrations with arbitrary maximum password length restrictions imposed by websites and services, which prevent the use of longer, more secure passphrases.

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GP stackexchange.com CapitalOn DUUD7573 CWE CapitalOne password characters passwords length character 16 requirements max longer punctuation

Sample Comments

ipunchghosts • Nov 23, 2016 • View on HN

How the f@@@ on the year 2016 we have a 64 character max length password requirement!!

als0 • Jul 6, 2020 • View on HN

Need passwords greater than 4095 characters :)

zackify • Jan 13, 2015 • View on HN

why is there a limit on characters for passwords....

city41 • Nov 15, 2010 • View on HN

What about passwords 8 or more characters long?

zeroonetwothree • May 25, 2012 • View on HN

This wouldn't be so bad if they didn't restrict their passwords to at most 16 characters :(.

swznd • Nov 20, 2022 • View on HN

what the purpose of limiting the password characters anyway ?

tjoff • Feb 21, 2023 • View on HN

Not sure you'll have the option for passwords much longer, no.

mscarborough • Apr 23, 2014 • View on HN

Your passwords are routinely longer than 72 bytes, and this is an inconvenience?

Scoundreller • Jun 23, 2023 • View on HN

I’m sick and tired of these 12b character limits on password complexity!

donut2d • Mar 7, 2014 • View on HN

Why are passwords limited to 16 characters? That's unnerving.