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There's a related issue that I've seen in some banks, which prevents you from using passwords LONGER than a certain number of characters (usually 8 or 10). The
by ihaveajob 10y ago
There's a related issue that I've seen in some banks, which prevents you from using passwords LONGER than a certain number of characters (usually 8 or 10). The only reason I can think this is happening is because they don't hash them and they need to fit in their database column. I took my money out of that bank the next day.
- WorldMaker 10y agoCould just as likely be some process that still needs to pass the password around in a fixed-length file format to some ancient backend process written in COBOL living in the cthulian abyss deep in the bowels of the bank that no one dares rewrite from fear that it would destroy the bank from inside.