Re: Can't create a password successfully.
On Sun, Apr 03, 2022 at 08:25:46PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sun 03 Apr 2022 at 20:10:14 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 21:31:34 +0300
> > PanosGR <panagoulias989@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello PanosGR,
> >
> > >I have tried everything and still doesn't get to work.
> >
> > Very often passwords are required to contain a mix of upper and lower
> > case letters and one or more numerals. Some sites require 'special'
> > characters (%#~$, etc) to be used, some limit their use.
>
> Indeed, all of this happens, usually without any explanation whatsoever.
> For whose benefit are such requirements constructured?
>
> --
> Brian.
>
Some of this is to make passwords harder to guess / harder to brute-force.
Some of this is to satisfy regulatory requirements - so credit card
transactions have particular restrictions / two factor authentication
or similar.
One of the bits of advice is to use long passwords made up of three
random words and to use a different password per website / to use
your web browser to generate an appropriate random password.
Forcing passwords to change regularly may not be a good way to
maintain security - it can mean that people use password01, password02
and things like that.
With every good wish as ever
Andy Cater
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