Make maximum password length reasonable, please.
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I just had to reset my password, and i was not able to use my usual algorithm. That would have required 17 characters, but after three tries it became clear that 17 was to long. A shorter one of 8 was accepted the first time.
As a Linux kernel developer and power user, let me suggest: passwords should allow almost any character or symbol, and allow at least 255 characters. 16 (a guess) is not an acceptable maximum.
Make maximum password length reasonable, please. suggestion New
I just had to reset my password, and i was not able to use my usual algorithm. That would have required 17 characters, but after three tries it became clear that 17 was to long. A shorter one of 8 was accepted the first time.
As a Linux kernel developer and power user, let me suggest: passwords should allow almost any character or symbol, and allow at least 255 characters. 16 (a guess) is not an acceptable maximum.