I'd like to change my password from hunter to hunter2
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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From 6 to 7 asterisks? That doesn't make sense.
No, he clearly wants to change it from ****** to *******.
For the record, a far more secure password would be ********, because it has a * in it which some websites require
strange, I only see ******. I thought ****** is a pretty good password tho, no?
Exactly! Just 7 *'s.
Who's even going to guess that? No one. Even if someone hacks it? Still looks protected!
Literally unbreakable!
Hunted then?
It's been 30 years. I think it's time for hunter3
All I see is ******3
... This is a 'which coworkers are idiots?' test... right?
... Right?
Yes, unfortunately it's the person who put up the sign who failed the test.
why?
I wanna change my account password from 12345 to 54321, so it's different from my boss' luggage
I wish I made enough to afford luggage with five digit combinations...
I feel like this would be in a video game where the devs had to put a puzzle but didn't want to
Tangential rant: how did we get to a world in which shit like Plaid and Teller exist?
The first rule of security is don't tell people your password.
The second rule of security club is DON'T FUCKING TELL PEOPLE YOUR PASSWORD.
"We need to link your bank account"
Ok
"Put your password to your bank account in this little JavaScript widget"
Bro??? What? To my fucking bank account? Arguably the most important password I have?
"We promise we won't log it"
Oh, well ok then, as long as you pinky promise, I guess
How is this considered NORMAL?!
And now there's some sites that won't even let you do the "old way" of making tiny deposits! They demand that you use Plaid!
AAAAHHH CRAZY PILLS
Again, SEPA zones winning with PSD2 banking connections, which natively connect to your bank, and hands over an access token.
It's effectively oauth with a bank API and some strict requirements such as mTLS on the api calls.
Edward Snowden did something very similar to this while working as a sysadmin in order to obtain access to many systems he otherwise would not have access to. It was internally dubbed the "password roundup."
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I think Jack H might be on to the gag. But it's hard to say for sure.
Facebook is Bad, mmmkay
Yardi listed as a system - Must be an asset management company if I remember the awful softwares I managed back when I did help desk.
ect.