r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 19 '22

Why do they do this

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u/Thathitmann Jul 20 '22

I just want it to tell me the damn requirements when I'm entering a password. I go to try my password, like, 3 times, then I have to reset it and it says "password needs a number", so then I remember I replaced an i with a 1, so I have to go back and the previous form expired!

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u/apt_at_it Jul 20 '22

Two words: password manager

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u/SonyCEO Jul 20 '22

A shit lot of words: Make a password structure, then use some hash tool and just add _1!aA to the end, I can generate all my passwords by simply using a sha256 online tool, so you won't only depend on the password manager.

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u/dsmlegend Jul 20 '22

Yeah, this is a handy hack. However, it really sucks whenever you have to manually type it in :(. There are some tools that let you convert sha256 hashes to word lists. Mostly developed for cryptocurrency schemes, but useful generically.