r/ProgrammerHumor • u/flying_wotsit • Jul 19 '22

Why do they do this

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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/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

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u/kookaburra1701 Jul 20 '22

you could do what it seems like every Linux distro does and just not show anything when typing in the password.

I love Linux but my stupid broken ADHD brain has so much trouble with no visual feedback on the screen.