How is it 2021 and password parameters are completely site-dependent? Character limits, no special characters/special characters required/only certain special characters, etc. I feel like the various rules makes it more likely people will use bad habits like writing passwords down, or making less complex passwords more likely?
Edit: Upon further discussion in the replies, with many good points being made, I realized my real question should have been: why do some sites set password parameter limitations? I should be able to input a 25-character complex passphrase with letters, numbers, special characters if i want whether it’s for my Netflix account or Bank account. What I don’t understand is my bank being like, “Nah, you can only use 12 characters, and you can’t use @“. That’s my frustration, and was more my questions because I figured there was a technical reason behind it likely.
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There are pros and cons for having that. But I would say the reason it does not exist is because there is no compatibility issue. If different websites used their own request protocols the WWW just would not work in practice, so we all use HTTP. The only reason to create a standard for passwords is because it’s might be convenient, but it does not solve any real problems.
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