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Comment by croes

6 months ago

Giving away the password length helps attackers to select the easier target.

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croes

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JoshTriplett  6 months ago

That's an argument for telling people the strength of their password, and warning them when setting a weak password. It's not an argument for decreasing usability in a fashion that will make people less comfortable typing long, complex passwords.

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