Not a true greentext but I hope I have captured the spirit of it. (First time I wrote smth like this, don’t be harsh on me. >w<)

  • KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It would also let hackers know what combinations not to try.

    I have a better proposal: If your login page has any restriction on passwords (other than being part of Unicode and a max length of 128 characters) then your site should be shut down.

    • Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      5 months ago

      It would also let hackers know what combinations not to try.

      You mean the exact thing they could learn by clicking on “sign up”?