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collabstoday at 9:36 AM1 replyview on HN

> Password must contain at least one special character (!@#$%^&*...)

Why?


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vintermanntoday at 10:12 AM

That authentic bad corporate practice experience.

https://password policies.cs.princeton.edu

It hasn't become better since 2022 from what I've seen (for instance from my inbox 5 minutes ago, demanding yet another password rotation with a new and longer list of obnoxious requirements)