A recent submission to an SAP SuccessFactors saw me trying to choose a password. It seems to be common today that a password has a minimum length (OK!) but also has a maximum password (why!?!?). I was conservative with a 64 character password created by my password manager. Little did I know that I could…
A Security Company’s Password Paradox Just like PayPal, Red Sift’s login interface is another spectacle—where entering a password longer than 64 characters apparently crosses the line into the forbidden zone of “unwanted.” A curious restriction for services guarding sensitive financial or security data. Sure, devs might want neat inputs; maybe there’s a rationale behind limiting password…
Limiting password length for what? PayPal offers perhaps not exactly Shinterface but deserves a mention due to their password change interface only allowing passwords of 8-20 characters – to secure access to a payment method that is accessible across the ENTIRE INTERNET. For those who don’t yet understand it, password storage should be extremely predictable…