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The obligatory XKCD explaining why you're doing your user a disservice if you impose a max length: shareimprove this answer edited Feb 8 '17 at 14:08 Communityf 11 answered Sep 19 '08 at 1:52 epochwolf 7,987134963 3 Perhaps a bank might choose to limit the password because on ATMs you can't input more than, say, 8 characters. shareimprove this answer answered Sep 19 '08 at 2:00 benPearce 17.5k144790 add a comment up vote 0 down vote Legacy systems (mentioned already) or interfacing outside vendor's systems might necessitate the 8 character cap. Admins who believe that these issues are pressing are likely to impose maximum lengths on passwords. –Luke Stevenson Aug 21 '14 at 8:17 add a comment up vote -4 down vote I think the only limit that should be applied is like a 2000 letter limit, or something else insainly high, but only to limit the database size if that is an issue shareimprove this answer answered Sep 22 '08 at 8:24 Josh Hunt 3,676206388 9 Passwords should be hashed. How to change a SoundCloud password? June 7, 2015 . Forgot my Snapchat password, how reset it? June 20, 2015 . Hashes result in fixed length strings. –call me Steve May 31 '10 at 12:57 13 The university im enrolled in has insanely stupid password rules: 8 chars only, at least 1 number, but not in the beginning or end of the password, needs chars from more than the 2 upper rows of the keyboard etc. –Sparr Dec 17 '10 at 4:41 show 2 more comments up vote 10 down vote Maximum password length limit is now discouraged by OWASP Authentication Cheat Sheet Citing the whole paragraph: Longer passwords provide a greater combination of characters and consequently make it more difficult for an attacker to guess. shareimprove this answer answered Sep 19 '08 at 2:23 mbac32768 5,91082635 1 While understandable, legacy systems sometimes have to dictate design. Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead? Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged security encryption passwords or ask your own question. If you think you can remember a 40 character password, then all the more power to you! Having said that though, passwords are fast becoming an outdated mode of security, Smart Cards and certificate authentication prove very difficult to impossible to brute force as you stated is an issue, and only a public key need be stored on the server end with the private key on your card/computer at all times. How to change a Linkedin password? June 3, 2015 . shareimprove this answer answered Sep 19 '08 at 1:55 Sparr 6,5752139 Agreed! Look at that the string of UK bank online access security failures of the past few years. An unscrupulous employee is all it takes for you to leak a gazillion passwords. Forgot my Pinterest password, how reset it? June 5, 2015 . Forgot my Yahoo password, how to reset it? June 2, 2015 . Passwords should always be hashed. Wheverever possible they should NOT influence it. Forgot my Dropbox password, now what? July 14, 2015 . Wouldn't this just make it easier for brute force attacks? (Bad) Does this imply that my password is being stored unencrypted? (Bad) If someone with (hopefully) some good IT security professionals working for them are imposing a max password length, should I think about doing similar? What are the pros/cons of this? security encryption passwords shareimprove this question asked Sep 19 '08 at 1:49 nickf 337k160561665 13 There almost certainly is a "three strikes and you are out" policy, which eliminates the threat of a brute force attack. How to change a Badoo password? June 22, 2015 . –epochwolf Sep 24 '08 at 15:41 4 epochwolf I can think of one reason why passwords shouldn't always be hashed (because I discovered it myself today): a password that needs to be submitted to a third party on behalf of the user can't be stored as a hashed value. What are Spotifys password requirements? June 3, 2015 5a02188284
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