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[–] [email protected] 105 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Now imagine if you could use FIVE digits for something as important as a bank account.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Even more hilarious is the number of banks that have online login systems that have a maximum length of like 12 characters for the password.

and then the 2nd factor? Yeah that's just another password.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've met ones that restrict passwords to be 6–8 characters

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

At my last job, our payroll logins were maxed at 6 characters

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Install a second language keyboard, and put your password in those characters.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Second factor being a “security question” that anyone who stalks you on social media could figure out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not if you put nonsense as your security answer too. A lot of people don't realise that those answers should be secondary passwords.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

But then you have to note down another password.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I use 8! My mom called me ridiculous for doing that :(

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It is! How long does it even take to type in 40320 digits?!?

[–] tigeruppercut 8 points 6 months ago

I figure gotta be, at least 45 seconds!

[–] blx 8 points 6 months ago

She's right, 8 is not a very secure code.