Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.

Here is the text of the NIST sp800-63b Digital Identity Guidelines.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      But they mess that up with their 8 char rule

      Verifiers and CSPs SHALL require passwords to be a minimum of eight characters in length and SHOULD require passwords to be a minimum of 15 characters in length.

      I’d they’d just said shall require 15 but not require special chars then that’s okay, but they didn’t.

      Then you end up with the typical shitty manager who sees this, and says they recommend 8 and no special chars, and that’s what it becomes.

        • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          The entity knows people will follow what they say for minimums. There’s already someone in the comment section saying they’re now fighting what these lax rules allow.

          Edit: stupid product managers will jump at anything that makes it easier for their users and dropping it to 8, no special characters, and no resets is the new thing now.