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Mindware mocked for confusing password character rules
Original: This dumb password rule is from Mindware. You "*may use special characters*", but only some of them - and we won't neces
Security enthusiasts are calling out Mindware over its password requirements, which reportedly allow special characters but only a select, unspecified subset of them. The complaint, circulating in cybersecurity circles, argues that failing to tell users which symbols are permitted makes it needlessly hard to create valid, secure passwords, turning a basic usability issue into a running example of poorly designed password policies.
Why now: Poorly documented password rules are a recurring frustration for security professionals, and this one is being shared as a fresh example of bad authentication design.
Evidence
- This dumb password rule is from Mindware. You "*may use special characters*", but only some of them - and we won't necessarily tell you which ones. https:// dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/mi ndware/ # password # passwords # infosec # cybersecurity # dumbpasswordrules · dumbpasswordrules@infosec.exchange · 2
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