Comment on "Anon" has problems with cybersecurity [Mod approved non-greentext]

• KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It would also let hackers know what combinations not to try.

  I have a better proposal: If your login page has any restriction on passwords (other than being part of Unicode and a max length of 128 characters) then your site should be shut down.

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  • Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It would also let hackers know what combinations not to try.

    You mean the exact thing they could learn by clicking on “sign up”?

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