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Red Hat mocked over baffling password symbol rule
Original: This dumb password rule is from Red Hat. Symbols. You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it mea
Red Hat is being ridiculed by security enthusiasts for a password requirement listed on its site that appears to misapply the term 'symbols'. The rule, catalogued on a site collecting absurd password policies, prompted jokes referencing the famous 'Princess Bride' line about misusing words. Commenters in the cybersecurity community are using it as an example of how organisations impose confusing, poorly thought-out password requirements on users.
Why now: People are sharing yet another example of a nonsensical corporate password policy that frustrates users and undermines good security practice.
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- This dumb password rule is from Red Hat. Symbols. You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. https:// dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/re d-hat/ # password # passwords # infosec # cybersecurity # dumbpasswordrules · dumbpasswordrules@infosec.exchange · 1
- This dumb password rule is from Red Hat. Symbols. You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. https:// dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/re d-hat/ # password # passwords # infosec # cybersecurity # dumbpasswordrules · dumbpasswordrules@infosec.exchange · 1
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