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		hinkley on Sept 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Login Security Sucks I practically see red when they tell me I can’t use spaces in my password. What kind of clown car are you idiots running over there?

bigfatkitten on Sept 8, 2024 [–]

I worked for a government agency who banned @, because it would SQLi and break their Oracle-based LOB apps when you logged on and when they synced your password in the clear.

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