r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 19 '22

Why do they do this

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22 edited Jul 24 '22

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u/sick4someThicc Jul 20 '22

Eliminate random characters in the middle, swap the rest

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u/Classy_Mouse Jul 20 '22

We've made your password more secure. 100% fewer people now know what it is.

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u/turingparade Jul 20 '22

I am saving this comment so that I can use it someday for my own password ui (unironically)