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What is it with websites restricting passwords to 8 - 16 characters? Is there some technical limitation to their system?? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's infuriating to create a "strong password" with letters, numbers, upper and lowercase, symbols, and non-repeating text... but it has to be only 8 to 16 characters long.

That's not a "strong" password, random characters or not.

Is there a limitation that somehow prevents these sites from allowing more than 16 characters?

I'm talking government websites, not just forums. It seems crazy to me.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This is it right here. The new system has to talk to the old database which has a character limit for that field. Untold amounts of money and effort would be required to update the back end.

[–] tinkling4938 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Passwords should be hashed to a fixed length. Character limit implies clear text passwords are stored.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What if the pass is only temporarily stored in a db table, then instantly hashed and dropped? Obviously, I'm no db admin. :(

[–] tinkling4938 1 points 2 weeks ago

Best practice is never to store a password in the clear.

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