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Why would a site block automatically generated passwords?
- Spare_account 3y agoWhile attempting to help a family member register for an account on this credit/finance company, I noticed that amongst the password requirements was this statemant: " We do not accept automatically generated passwords from IOS / Android" What would be the reason for that? It may be relevant that Creation Finance are known as a bottom-feeder type credit agency preying on people who have bad credit history. I am assuming that anything they require of their customers is somehow a dark pattern but I can't figure out what it might be here.
- gregjor 3y agoThe most common dark pattern: stupidity.
- dave4420 3y agoPerhaps the autogenerated passwords do not comply with the other password requirements, and instead of reacting by rethinking their requirements, they have added that note as clarification?
- mtmail 3y agoI'd think so. They might have had reports "but I use the iOS feature for new password and it doesn't work" and instead of fixing they added a disclaimer that those generators aren't allowed. 1password had an initative where website owners can define the rules and their password manager program would generate it accordingly. I can't find it right now. It didn't gain traction.