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ELI5: Why do some online services (banks etc.) require passwords of a specific length. For example m (by Sparky)
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ELI5: Why do some online services (banks etc.) require passwords of a specific length. For example my online banking requires a password that is exactly 6 characters. This seems less secure than allowing any length. Why do they do this?
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