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Password chars on community account registration
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Eugene Muzychenko
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Trying to register a community account, I entered an alphanumeric password first. The server didn't accept it, suggesting to add some symbols: "Acceptable symbols include ($, #, ^, & ....)". The "..." is commonly interpreted as "and other like that" so I added the underscore (_). But the server rejected my password once again. It accepted the password only with the "$" but not with the "_".
Underscore is the very common symbol so if it is not allowed for a password, it is better to mention it explicitly in the hint.
Underscore is the very common symbol so if it is not allowed for a password, it is better to mention it explicitly in the hint.
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Furthermore, the inclusion of special characters and mixed case letters, is much weaker than one might think if the password is not long enough. Any hacker that is going to attempt a brute force breach will have included all of those special characters anyway. The REAL solution to password strength is length, regardless of the characters in use. Choose a phrase that is easy to remember like "flexradiosarethebomb".
A more thorough explanation here http://blog.globalknowledge.com/2017/07/12/password-complexity-youre-doing-it-wrong/
In any case, the ultimate solution is to eliminate passwords altogether. It would be very cutting edge for FRS to take a lead in this area and implement Trusona as an auth mechanism option on the SmartSDR login panel. Goodbye password!
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I know that. But in such case, the problem is proper server tuning, not a security issue.
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The Community software is a SaaS product we lease form GetSatisfaction. You will need to address this concern with them
https://getsatisfaction.com/corp/help-center/
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