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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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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

By any length I meant no maximum length. Obviously you don't want to use a super short password.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"What's your password?"

"The letter A."

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Mine is the null string. They'll never guess it!

[–] frezik@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago

Some kind of upper bound is usually sensible. You can open a potential DoS vector by accepting anything. The 72 byte bcrypt/scrypt limit is generally sensible, but going for 255 would be fine. There's very little security to be gained at those lengths.