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I've known banks that don't let you change the PIN on their cards - for "security" reasons. And banks with 5-digit maximum password lengths - "oh, it's strong e

I've known banks that don't let you change the PIN on their cards - for "security" reasons. And banks with 5-digit maximum password lengths - "oh, it's strong enough, you need to use a token to get money out anyway" ... but not to login.

m_sahaf 9y ago
Many banks in Saudi Arabia have changed their standard for PIN length from 6 digits to 4 digits. I cannot comprehend why would anyone make such decision.
- tertius 9y ago
  Many international withdrawals only do 4 digits which means 6 digits in your home country becomes meaningless...
  - awqrre 9y ago
    they should fix the underlying problem but in the meantime, they probably could just automatically truncate to 4 chars when 6 can't be used?
    - Schwolop 9y ago
      No, because certain combinations, e.g. 1111 are prohibited in four digit codes but wouldn't be at the start of six digit codes.
tajen 9y ago
The IT community should launch a campaign against the stupidity of banks' security procedures, which discredit our jobs...