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Slovakia's biggest bank criticised for restrictive password policy
Original: This dumb password rule is from Slovenska sporitelna. Slovenska sporitelna is the biggest bank in Slovakia. Despite pret
Slovenska sporitelna, the largest bank in Slovakia, is being criticised over its internet banking password rules. Despite a new version of its online banking rolled out in 2018, the bank caps passwords at 16 characters and blocks other characters, a policy security-minded users call outdated and bad practice for a major financial institution.
Why now: People discussing cybersecurity are highlighting weak password policies at major banks, and this is Slovakia's largest bank.
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- This dumb password rule is from Slovenska sporitelna. Slovenska sporitelna is the biggest bank in Slovakia. Despite pretty new version of the internet banking (rolled out in 2018), their password policy restricts password to be 16 characters long at most and prohibits any… · dumbpasswordrules@infosec.exchange · 2
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