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PCPartPicker criticised for having no password rules
Original: This dumb password rule is from PCPartPicker. There are no rules for passwords. Passwords can be any length (including o
PCPartPicker has been flagged in cybersecurity discussions for allowing passwords of any length and complexity, including single-character passwords, with no confirmation emails sent on password changes. Security-minded users argue the lack of minimum requirements leaves accounts unnecessarily vulnerable to trivially weak credentials, and the site has been added to a running catalogue of questionable password policies.
Why now: People are discussing weak password practices after PCPartPicker was listed as having no password requirements at all.
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Evidence
- This dumb password rule is from PCPartPicker. There are no rules for passwords. Passwords can be any length (including one character) of any complexity. No password change confirmation emails are sent. https:// dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/pc partpicker/ # password # passwords #… · dumbpasswordrules@infosec.exchange · 2
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