The world's worst password requirements list
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Some of these are mind-blowing. Security is a compromise between usability and safety, whch is why you get password requirements like "must contain mixed case and a number" of things like that, but most of these decrease usability without increasing safety.
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June 06, 2012 09:19 AM
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March 11, 2026 11:38 AM
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