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				Whenever I see “your password must not be more than X characters long” I immediately think “the fucking password is stored in a VARCHAR(X) field in plaintext.”
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				The bank HSBC online portal only allows you to enter max 8 characters for your password.
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				There is an online banking portal here that allow only EXACTLY 5 character... Thanks for that
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				And people wonder why some people don't trust claims of online banking being more secure.
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 Did you say security?
Did you say security?
 10 points for next century option.
10 points for next century option.
I am beyond speechless. My Bank forces me to use a password that consists of EXACTLY 8 characters, and at least one small character, one big and one number. Oh, and it should not be identical to the last 5 passwords.
What's the best part about this?
THEY HAVE A FUCKING METER TO MEASURE YOUR PASSWORD STRENGTH. FUCKING HYPOCRITES!
Not even a 2 factor makes via sms can make me feel save when you have such a big pile of shit behind it
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