Maxo
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Re: Sites That Don't Allow Special Characters In Passwords !?!
I agree with you. Sites that don't allow special characters really urk me. I could go ahead and list some internal apps here within my company but that would be pointless. I can't think of any sites off hand that don't allow special characters. |
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jbob
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FWIW I have 2 Chase accounts. I DO use special characters in my password so not sure if it is true about Chase being listed. I will say that both my accounts were initially with other business and was bought out/sold/transferred to Chase and my online access simply transferred over. Even with Chases new security procedures my password(complex) still worked/works. |
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EGeezer
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Merrill Lynch also limits length as well as limiting to characters and numbers only. That's why I have not authorized any online transactions with them, and change the login frequently. Since the folks there know me personally, that's how I do business. Same with Chase and a few others.
A couple of observations -
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I consider social sites like BBR and others to deserve complex passwords. Why?
Because hacking someone's account can provide a miscreant with a "trusted" ID, and can be used to gain trust and possible information of other members, as well as profile information that's marked private. While that may not hurt me a great deal, it could hurt others if my ID is used maliciously to gain trust from other members. A collateral result would be that my name could be damaged in the eyes of my fellow community members.
Also, if the account were used for illegal purposes like uploading CP or sharing copyrighted information, I could become a target of an investigation. I don't need that hassle.
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Some of the authorization systems used by these institutions were - or are - also used for touch tone phone logins. they save money by using pieces of the phone system for internet authorization.
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Very few sites allow changing a user ID, so that in many cases leaves only one changeable factor - the password. If an account is compromised, the hacker will still have the user ID. That should be something to look at when upgrading security.
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Lastly, my passwords are either memorized or stored offline where a burglar would be unlikely to find them. Although we live in a good neighborhood and have no untrustworthy residents or guests, I consider some information worthy of securing against casual observation or discovery. That's just part of my risk analysis and resulting policies.
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HTH
EG
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nwrickert
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| I consider social sites like BBR and others to deserve complex passwords. You would have to change a lot more than the password characters.
Practically speaking, login to BBR is done by persistent cookie transmitted as clear text.
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timcuth
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Re: Sites That Don't Allow Special Characters In Passwords !?!
What I hate is sites that ask you to create a new password, but don't give any hint whatsoever as to what characters you may use or how long the password can be. Lots of them do this. 
Tim
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What I can't believe is that there banking sites out
there that won't let you use special characters in
passwords. That is just plain dumb and short sighted.
On the opposite side of the coin are sites that require
1 or more special characters, capital letters and so on
in their passwords. Paypal does.
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